Nigeria Statistics - WFStats

Details Statistics Tournaments Opponents

Yearly Outcomes Tracker

657 +657

Games

31.29 average / year

308 +308

Wins

14.67 avg wins/year

16 Sierra Leone

66.67%

14 Liberia

73.68%

14 Cameroon

51.85%

13 Kenya

81.25%

12 Benin

80.00%

12 Ghana

22.22%

10 Senegal

50.00%

8 Ethiopia

72.73%

8 Sudan

57.14%

8 Zambia

47.06%

186 +186

Draws

8.86 avg draws/year

20 Ghana

37.04%

10 Ivory Coast

38.46%

8 Cameroon

29.63%

7 Angola

58.33%

7 South Africa

43.75%

7 Tunisia

36.84%

7 Egypt

36.84%

6 Guinea

37.50%

6 Zambia

35.29%

6 Sierra Leone

25.00%

163 +163

Defeats

7.76 avg defeats/year

22 Ghana

40.74%

9 Algeria

42.86%

8 Ivory Coast

30.77%

6 Argentina

66.67%

6 Tunisia

31.58%

5 Morocco

45.45%

5 Guinea

31.25%

5 Senegal

25.00%

5 Cameroon

18.52%

4 Gold Coast

57.14%

Biggest Winning Margins

Top 4 biggest winning margins

African Cup of Nations Qualifying
vs
São Tomé e Príncipe

13 Jun 2022 • Agadir

10 - 0
+10 goals
Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup
vs
Dahomey

28 Nov 1959 • Lagos

10 - 1
+9 goals
Friendly
vs
Benin

14 Feb 1977 • Lagos

7 - 0
+7 goals
Friendly
vs
Uganda

23 Sep 1991 • Ismailia

8 - 1
+7 goals

Biggest Losing Margins

Top 4 biggest losing margins

Jalco Cup
vs
Gold Coast

30 Oct 1955 • Accra

0 - 7
-7 goals
Friendly
vs
Congo-Kinshasa

14 Dec 1969 • Kinshasa

0 - 5
-5 goals
Friendly
vs
Tunisia

26 Sep 1984 • Tunis

0 - 5
-5 goals
Friendly
vs
Catalonia

22 Dec 1998 • Barcelona

0 - 5
-5 goals

999 +999

Scored

60.25% of all goals

1.52 +1.52

Scored/Game

2.14 highest avg

659 +659

Conceded

39.75% of all goals

1 +1

Conceded/Game

1.50 highest avg

Winning Scorelines

1 - 0 82
2 - 0 58
2 - 1 42
3 - 0 38
3 - 1 17
4 - 0 15

Defeat Scorelines

0 - 1 54
1 - 2 35
0 - 2 22
0 - 3 12
1 - 3 10
2 - 3 7

Tournament Wins

Top 6 tournaments with most wins

Friendly

85

FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF

62

African Cup of Nations

58

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

56

Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup

7

All-Africa Games

6

Tournament Defeats

Top 6 tournaments with most defeats

Friendly

58

African Cup of Nations

23

FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF

18

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

17

FIFA World Cup

12

Azikiwe Cup

5

Half Time Turnaround Wins

Games won when losing at half time

8.18%of 110 games

9 +9

Half Time Turnaround Defeats

Games lost when winning at half time

2.19%of 183 games

4 +4

Biggest Rank Point Gains

Top 4 biggest rank point gains

FIFA World Cup
vs
Iceland

22 Jun 2018 • Volgograd • 2 - 0

+62
points
FIFA World Cup
vs
Bulgaria

21 Jun 1994 • Dallas • 3 - 0

+51
points
FIFA World Cup
vs
Spain

13 Jun 1998 • Nantes • 3 - 2

+51
points
African Cup of Nations
vs
Tunisia

16 Mar 1978 • Accra • 2 - 0

+43
points

Biggest Rank Point Losses

Top 4 biggest rank point losses

African Cup of Nations
vs
Zambia

13 Mar 1982 • Benghazi • 0 - 3

-47
points
CSSA Nations Cup
vs
Liberia

30 Jan 1987 • Monrovia • 0 - 2

-47
points
African Cup of Nations Qualifying
vs
Zambia

15 Jul 1973 • Lusaka • 1 - 5

-45
points
African Cup of Nations Qualifying
vs
South Africa

10 Jun 2017 • Uyo • 0 - 2

-44
points

320 +320

Games

15.24 average / year

210 +210

Wins

10.00 avg wins/year

10 Sierra Leone

90.91%

10 Cameroon

66.67%

9 Benin

100.00%

9 Ghana

34.62%

7 Liberia

100.00%

7 Kenya

87.50%

7 Egypt

53.85%

6 Sudan

85.71%

6 Senegal

60.00%

6 Togo

60.00%

76 +76

Draws

3.62 avg draws/year

12 Ghana

46.15%

6 Egypt

46.15%

5 Angola

62.50%

5 Ivory Coast

33.33%

4 Cameroon

26.67%

3 Guinea

37.50%

3 South Africa

33.33%

3 Tunisia

30.00%

3 Senegal

30.00%

2 Jamaica

50.00%

34 +34

Defeats

1.62 avg defeats/year

5 Ghana

19.23%

4 Ivory Coast

26.67%

2 Argentina

50.00%

2 Algeria

22.22%

2 Tunisia

20.00%

2 Togo

20.00%

1 Italy

100.00%

1 Denmark

100.00%

1 Brazil

100.00%

1 Uruguay

100.00%

Biggest Winning Margins

Top 4 biggest winning margins

Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup
vs
Dahomey

28 Nov 1959 • Lagos

10 - 1
+9 goals
Friendly
vs
Benin

14 Feb 1977 • Lagos

7 - 0
+7 goals
Friendly
vs
Uganda

23 Sep 1991 • Ismailia

8 - 1
+7 goals
All-Africa Games Qualifying
vs
Benin

14 Jan 1978 • Lagos

7 - 0
+7 goals

Biggest Losing Margins

Top 4 biggest losing margins

Azikiwe Cup
vs
Ghana

30 Oct 1965 • Lagos

0 - 4
-4 goals
Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup
vs
Ghana

09 Oct 1960 • Lagos

0 - 3
-3 goals
FIFA World Cup
vs
Denmark

28 Jun 1998 • Saint-Denis

1 - 4
-3 goals
Friendly
vs
Brazil

11 Jun 2003 • Abuja

0 - 3
-3 goals

632 +632

Scored

74.35% of all goals

1.98 +1.98

Scored/Game

2.67 highest avg

218 +218

Conceded

25.65% of all goals

0.68 +0.68

Conceded/Game

2.00 highest avg

Winning Scorelines

1 - 0 47
2 - 0 40
3 - 0 33
2 - 1 25
4 - 0 14
3 - 1 11

Defeat Scorelines

0 - 1 13
1 - 2 6
0 - 2 4
2 - 3 3
0 - 3 3
1 - 3 2

Tournament Wins

Top 6 tournaments with most wins

Friendly

47

African Cup of Nations

44

FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF

43

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

41

All-Africa Games

6

Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup

5

Tournament Defeats

Top 6 tournaments with most defeats

Friendly

11

African Cup of Nations

6

FIFA World Cup

5

FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF

4

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

3

FIFA Confederations Cup

2

Half Time Turnaround Wins

Games won when losing at half time

21.43%of 28 games

6 +6

Half Time Turnaround Defeats

Games lost when winning at half time

1.59%of 126 games

2 +2

Biggest Rank Point Gains

Top 4 biggest rank point gains

FIFA World Cup
vs
Iceland

22 Jun 2018 • Volgograd • 2 - 0

+62
points
FIFA World Cup
vs
Bulgaria

21 Jun 1994 • Dallas • 3 - 0

+51
points
African Cup of Nations
vs
Tunisia

16 Mar 1978 • Accra • 2 - 0

+43
points
FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF
vs
South Africa

10 Oct 1992 • Lagos • 4 - 0

+40
points

Biggest Rank Point Losses

Top 4 biggest rank point losses

FIFA World Cup
vs
Paraguay

24 Jun 1998 • Toulouse • 1 - 3

-52
points
FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF
vs
Ghana

10 Feb 1973 • Lagos • 0 - 2

-50
points
FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF
vs
Algeria

10 Oct 1981 • Lagos • 0 - 2

-49
points
African Cup of Nations Qualifying
vs
South Africa

10 Jun 2017 • Uyo • 0 - 2

-44
points

337 +337

Games

16.05 average / year

98 +98

Wins

4.67 avg wins/year

7 Liberia

58.33%

6 Kenya

75.00%

6 Sierra Leone

46.15%

4 Senegal

40.00%

4 Cameroon

33.33%

3 Guinea-Bissau

100.00%

3 Congo

60.00%

3 Benin

50.00%

3 Ethiopia

50.00%

3 Gabon

42.86%

110 +110

Draws

5.24 avg draws/year

8 Ghana

28.57%

5 Ivory Coast

45.45%

5 Zambia

45.45%

5 Sierra Leone

38.46%

4 South Africa

57.14%

4 Tunisia

44.44%

4 Cameroon

33.33%

3 Rwanda

100.00%

3 Togo

50.00%

3 Mexico

50.00%

129 +129

Defeats

6.14 avg defeats/year

17 Ghana

60.71%

7 Algeria

58.33%

5 Guinea

62.50%

4 Gold Coast

100.00%

4 Morocco

80.00%

4 Argentina

80.00%

4 Egypt

66.67%

4 Tunisia

44.44%

4 Senegal

40.00%

4 Ivory Coast

36.36%

Biggest Winning Margins

Top 4 biggest winning margins

African Cup of Nations Qualifying
vs
São Tomé e Príncipe

13 Jun 2022 • Agadir

10 - 0
+10 goals
FIFA Confederations Cup
vs
Tahiti

17 Jun 2013 • Belo Horizonte

6 - 1
+5 goals
FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF
vs
Sudan

01 Jul 2001 • Omdurman

4 - 0
+4 goals
Friendly
vs
Sierra Leone

22 Apr 1961 • Freetown

4 - 1
+3 goals

Biggest Losing Margins

Top 4 biggest losing margins

Jalco Cup
vs
Gold Coast

30 Oct 1955 • Accra

0 - 7
-7 goals
Friendly
vs
Congo-Kinshasa

14 Dec 1969 • Kinshasa

0 - 5
-5 goals
Friendly
vs
Tunisia

26 Sep 1984 • Tunis

0 - 5
-5 goals
Friendly
vs
Catalonia

22 Dec 1998 • Barcelona

0 - 5
-5 goals

367 +367

Scored

45.42% of all goals

1.09 +1.09

Scored/Game

2.00 highest avg

441 +441

Conceded

54.58% of all goals

1.31 +1.31

Conceded/Game

1.50 highest avg

Winning Scorelines

1 - 0 41
2 - 1 29
2 - 0 18
3 - 0 9
3 - 1 8
5 - 1 6

Defeat Scorelines

0 - 1 35
0 - 2 18
1 - 2 17
2 - 3 7
1 - 3 6
0 - 3 5

Tournament Wins

Top 6 tournaments with most wins

Friendly

38

FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF

19

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

15

African Cup of Nations

14

Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup

2

FIFA World Cup

2

Tournament Defeats

Top 6 tournaments with most defeats

Friendly

47

African Cup of Nations

17

FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF

14

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

14

FIFA World Cup

7

Azikiwe Cup

4

Half Time Turnaround Wins

Games won when losing at half time

3.66%of 82 games

3 +3

Half Time Turnaround Defeats

Games lost when winning at half time

3.51%of 57 games

2 +2

Biggest Rank Point Gains

Top 4 biggest rank point gains

FIFA World Cup
vs
Spain

13 Jun 1998 • Nantes • 3 - 2

+51
points
African Cup of Nations
vs
Ivory Coast

18 Jan 2024 • Abidjan • 1 - 0

+39
points
African Cup of Nations
vs
Ivory Coast

03 Feb 2013 • Rustenburg • 2 - 1

+37
points
African Cup of Nations
vs
Ghana

05 Mar 1984 • Bouaké • 2 - 1

+36
points

Biggest Rank Point Losses

Top 4 biggest rank point losses

African Cup of Nations
vs
Madagascar

30 Jun 2019 • Alexandria • 0 - 2

-67
points
African Cup of Nations
vs
Zambia

13 Mar 1982 • Benghazi • 0 - 3

-47
points
CSSA Nations Cup
vs
Liberia

30 Jan 1987 • Monrovia • 0 - 2

-47
points
African Cup of Nations Qualifying
vs
Zambia

15 Jul 1973 • Lusaka • 1 - 5

-45
points

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Yearly Outcomes Tracker

657 +657

Games

Win Rate

46.88 % +46.88 %

Draw Rate

28.31 % +28.31 %

Defeat Rate

24.81 % +24.81 %

308 +308

Wins

66.67%

73.68%

51.85%

81.25%

80.00%

22.22%

50.00%

72.73%

57.14%

47.06%

186 +186

Draws

37.04%

38.46%

29.63%

58.33%

43.75%

36.84%

36.84%

37.50%

35.29%

25.00%

163 +163

Defeats

40.74%

42.86%

30.77%

66.67%

31.58%

45.45%

31.25%

25.00%

18.52%

57.14%

Biggest Winning Margins

African Cup of Nations Qualifying

São Tomé e Príncipe

10 - 0

Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup

Dahomey

10 - 1

Friendly

Benin

7 - 0

Friendly

Uganda

8 - 1

Biggest Losing Margins

Jalco Cup

Gold Coast

0 - 7

Friendly

Congo-Kinshasa

0 - 5

Friendly

Tunisia

0 - 5

Friendly

Catalonia

0 - 5

999 +999

Scored

1.52 +1.52

Scored/Game

659 +659

Conceded

1 +1

Conceded/Game