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Nigeria

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Current Elo

1827

Rank #36

Matches played

665

since 1949-10-08

First international

2–0

vs Sierra Leone · 1949-10-08

Elo journey

Peak Elo

1891

2026

Best year

2025

+128 Elo

Worst year

1981

-112 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)

312-193-160

665 matches

Goals for / against

1014 / 671

Home record

202-78-39

Away record

110-115-121

Biggest win

10–0

vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Biggest loss

0–7

vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly

Highest-scoring match

10–1

vs Benin · 1959-11-28 · Friendly

Biggest upset win

4–2

vs Argentina · 2017-11-14

1724 Elo vs their 2078

Rivalry

16-21-24 in 61 matches · head to head

Nemesis

0-3-3 in 6 matches · head to head

Longest unbeaten run

23

2025-03-21 → 2026-06-03

Current unbeaten run

1

World Cup history

xWC total

0.08

Titles won

0

Luck diff (actual − expected)

-0.08

Best World Cup

0.04 xWC

1994 FIFA World Cup

0.04 xWC

Won by Brazil

1998 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by France

2002 FIFA World Cup

0.02 xWC

Won by Brazil

2010 FIFA World Cup

0.01 xWC

Won by Spain

2014 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by Germany

2018 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by France

African Cup of Nations history

xCC total

2.38

Titles won

3

Luck diff (actual − expected)

+0.62

Best African Cup of Nations

0.27 xCC

1963 African Cup of Nations

0.12 xCC

Won by Ghana

1976 African Cup of Nations

0.13 xCC

Won by Morocco

1978 African Cup of Nations

0.15 xCC

Won by Ghana

1980 African Cup of Nations

0.27 xCC

Won by Nigeria

1982 African Cup of Nations

0.12 xCC

Won by Ghana

1984 African Cup of Nations

0.08 xCC

Won by Cameroon

1988 African Cup of Nations

0.09 xCC

Won by Cameroon

1990 African Cup of Nations

0.10 xCC

Won by Algeria

1992 African Cup of Nations

0.11 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

1994 African Cup of Nations

0.17 xCC

Won by Nigeria

2000 African Cup of Nations

0.13 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2002 African Cup of Nations

0.13 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2004 African Cup of Nations

0.10 xCC

Won by Tunisia

2006 African Cup of Nations

0.12 xCC

Won by Egypt

2008 African Cup of Nations

0.11 xCC

Won by Egypt

2010 African Cup of Nations

0.14 xCC

Won by Egypt

2013 African Cup of Nations

0.09 xCC

Won by Nigeria

2019 African Cup of Nations

0.09 xCC

Won by Algeria

2021 African Cup of Nations

0.06 xCC

Won by Senegal

2023 African Cup of Nations

0.03 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

2025 African Cup of Nations

0.05 xCC

Won by Morocco