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Head to head

Ghana vs Nigeria

If they played today

Ghana at home
29% / 26% / 45%
Ghana win / draw / Nigeria win
Ghana–Nigeria
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 0–1 10.4%
  • 1–2 9.1%
  • 1–0 8.1%
  • 0–2 7.8%
Neutral venue
23% / 24% / 53%
Ghana win / draw / Nigeria win
Ghana–Nigeria
  • 1–1 11.4%
  • 0–1 11.1%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 0–2 9.4%
  • 1–0 6.7%
Nigeria at home
17% / 22% / 61%
Ghana win / draw / Nigeria win
Ghana–Nigeria
  • 0–1 11.6%
  • 0–2 11.0%
  • 1–1 10.4%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 7.0%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 GhanaNigeria
Current Elo16821883
Elo rank69th26th
Peak Elo1885 (2008)1896 (2006)
Matches played675661
All-time record312W 176D 187L311W 192D 158L
Goals for10541008
Goals against703662
Biggest win12–0 vs Malawi · 1962-10-15 · Friendly10–0 vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss2–8 vs Brazil · 1996-03-27 · Friendly0–7 vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.08
African Cup of Nations won43
Expected African Cup of Nations3.362.40

When they've met

Meetings
61
Ghana 24W 21D 16L
Goals
90–66
Ghana first
First meeting
1–0
Ghana won · 1950-05-28 · Friendly
Most recent
1–2
Nigeria won · 2025-05-28 · Unity Cup
Ghana's biggest win
7–0
1955-10-30 · Friendly
Nigeria's biggest win
5–0
1951-10-20 · Friendly
Most common result
0–0
Ghana first · 10 times, last 2022-03-25
Current run
Unbeaten in 5
Nigeria · since 2011-10-11
61 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-05-281–2NeutralUnity Cup
2024-03-221–2NeutralFriendly
2022-03-291–1Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2022-03-250–0Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-10-110–0NeutralFriendly
2010-01-281–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2008-02-032–1Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations
2007-02-064–1NeutralFriendly
2006-01-230–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2003-05-301–3Nigeria homeFriendly
2002-12-150–1Ghana homeFriendly
2002-02-030–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2001-07-290–3Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2001-03-110–0Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1999-08-280–0Nigeria homeFriendly
1994-03-090–0Nigeria homeFriendly
1992-01-232–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
1991-11-021–0NeutralFriendly
1991-04-130–0Nigeria homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1990-09-011–0Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1986-07-292–0NeutralFriendly
1984-03-051–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
1983-05-011–0NeutralFriendly
1978-07-210–0NeutralAll-African Games
1978-03-081–1Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations
1977-09-041–2Nigeria homeFriendly
1975-08-313–0Ghana homeFriendly
1975-08-241–2Ghana homeFriendly
1974-08-171–0Nigeria homeFriendly
1974-08-111–1Nigeria homeFriendly
1973-02-250–0Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-02-103–2Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-01-082–4Nigeria homeAll-African Games
1969-05-181–1Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1969-05-101–2Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1967-12-232–2Nigeria homeFriendly
1967-10-212–1Ghana homeFriendly
1967-09-281–1Ghana homeFriendly
1967-02-122–0Ghana homeFriendly
1967-01-282–2Nigeria homeFriendly
1965-11-073–0Ghana homeFriendly
1965-10-304–0Nigeria homeFriendly
1962-11-100–0Nigeria homeFriendly
1961-12-175–1Ghana homeFriendly
1961-06-013–0Ghana homeFriendly
1961-04-302–2Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1961-04-080–0Nigeria homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1960-10-291–1Nigeria homeFriendly
1960-10-093–0Nigeria homeFriendly
1960-09-102–2Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1960-08-284–1Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1959-11-215–2Ghana homeFriendly
1958-10-252–3Nigeria homeFriendly
1957-10-273–3Ghana homeFriendly
1956-10-270–3Nigeria homeFriendly
1955-10-307–0Ghana homeFriendly
1955-05-281–0Ghana homeFriendly
1954-10-300–3Nigeria homeFriendly
1953-10-111–0Ghana homeFriendly
1951-10-200–5Nigeria homeFriendly
1950-05-281–0Ghana homeFriendly