Nigeria national football team results (2010–2019)

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This is a list of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from 2010 to 2019.

During the decade, Nigeria played in several international tournaments and friendly matches. In the FIFA World Cup, they placed bottom in Group B in 2010, reached the Round of 16 in 2014, and placed third in Group D in 2018. The team entered the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010 (third place), 2013 (winners) and 2019 (third place). Nigeria also finished in third place at the African Nations Championship in 2014 and as runners-up in 2018.

2010

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12 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt  3–1  Nigeria Benguela, Angola
17:00 UTC+1 Moteab 34'
Hassan 54'
Geddo 87'
Report Obasi 12' Stadium: Complexo da Sr. da Graça
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
20 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria  3–0  Mozambique Lubango, Angola
17:00 UTC+1 Odemwingie 45', 47'
Martins 86'
Report Stadium: Estádio Alto da Chela
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
28 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Ghana  1–0  Nigeria Luanda, Angola
16:00 UTC+1 Gyan 21' Report Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
30 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria  1–0  Algeria Benguela, Angola
17:00 UTC+1 Obinna 56' Report Stadium: Complexo da Sr. da Graça
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
3 March 2010 Friendly Nigeria  5–2  DR Congo Abuja, Nigeria
17:30 UTC+1 Utaka 11'
Idehen 28', 65'
Ezimora 31'
Obinna 52'
Report Bedi 47', 71' Stadium: Abuja Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
25 May 2010 Friendly Nigeria  0–0  Saudi Arabia Wattens, Austria
Report Stadium: Alpenstadion[1]
30 May 2010 Friendly Nigeria  1–1  Colombia Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes, England
Lukman 70' Report Valdés 22' Attendance: 0
6 June 2010 Friendly Nigeria  3–1  North Korea Tembisa, South Africa
16:00 SAST Yakubu 17'
Nsofor 62'
Martins 90'
Report
Report
Jong Tae-Se 64' Stadium: Makhulong Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
17 June 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup Greece  2–1  Nigeria Bloemfontein, South Africa
16:00 UTC+2 Salpingidis 44'
Torosidis 71'
Report Uche 16' Stadium: Free State Stadium
Attendance: 31,593
Referee: Óscar Ruiz, Colombia

2011

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9 February 2011 Friendly Nigeria  2–1  Sierra Leone Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria[1]
19:15 WAT Taiwo 15' (pen.)
Ehiosun 45+'
Report Kabia 89' Referee: Aguidissou Prestin Benin
27 March 2011 2012 ACN Qualifying Nigeria  4–0  Ethiopia Abuja Stadium, Abuja
19:00 WAT P. Utaka 1', 53'
I. Uche 77', 90'
Report Referee: Slim Jedidi Tunisia
29 March 2011[2] Friendly Nigeria  3–0  Kenya Abuja Stadium, Abuja
18:30 WAT Musa 3'
Anichebe 48'
I. Uche 90+'
Report Referee: Benin
1 June 2011 Friendly Nigeria  4–1  Argentina Abuja Stadium, Abuja
20:30 WAT I. Uche 10', 39'
Obinna 27' (pen.)
Emenike 52'
Report Boselli 90+9' (pen.) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ibrahim Chaibou, Niger
6 September 2011 Friendly Argentina  3–1  Nigeria Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka[3]
19:00 UTC+6 Higuaín 24'
Di María 26'
Elderson 66' (o.g.)
Report Obasi 47' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)
11 October 2011 Friendly Ghana  0–0  Nigeria Vicarage Road, Watford
20:00 Report Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
15 November 2011 Friendly Nigeria  2–0  Zambia Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna
16:00 K. Uche 9'
I. Uche 90+'
Report

2012

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15 February 2012 Friendly Liberia  0–2  Nigeria Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia
Mba 9', 30' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ebenezer Konah (Liberia)
29 February 2012 2013 ACNQ Rwanda  0–0  Nigeria Stade Regional de Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
15:30 CAT Report Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
12 April 2012 Friendly Egypt  3–2  Nigeria Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
20:00 UTC+4 Temsah 25'
Aboutrika 33'
Mekki 90+'
Report S. Mba 13'
Kalu 42'
8 September 2012[5] 2013 ACNQ Liberia  2–2  Nigeria Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia
Roberts 8'
Oliseh 66'
Report Igiebor 14'
I. Uche 16'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
13 October 2012 2013 ACNQ Nigeria  6–1  Liberia U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Ambrose 1'
Musa 38'
Moses 48', 88'
Mikel 50' (pen.)
I. Uche 72'
Report Gebro Yellow card 49' Red card 70'
Wleh 80'
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
14 November 2012 Friendly Venezuela  1–3  Nigeria Marlins Park, Miami
08:00 EST Feltscher 69' Report Ideye 49'
Igiebor 53'
Onazi 90+'
Attendance: 13,372
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

2013

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2 January 2013[6] Catalonia International Trophy Catalonia  1–1  Nigeria Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona
Sergio 3' (pen.) Report Dike 55' Attendance: 27,234
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
25 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Zambia  1–1  Nigeria Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
17:00 Mweene 85' (pen.) Report Emenike 57' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
31 May 2013 Friendly Mexico  2–2  Nigeria Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States
Hernández 21', 70' Report Ideye 27' (pen.)
Ugochukwu 40'
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
5 June 2013 WCQ Kenya  0–1  Nigeria Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Report Musa 80' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
12 June 2013 WCQ Namibia  1–1  Nigeria Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
20:00 UTC+1 Kavendji 77' Report Oboabona 82' Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mensur Maeruf (Eritrea)
17 June 2013 Confederations Cup Tahiti  1–6  Nigeria Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
16:00 J. Tehau 54' Report Vallar 5' (o.g.)
Oduamadi 10', 26', 76'
J. Tehau 69' (o.g.)
Echiéjilé 80'
Attendance: 20,187
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
20 June 2013 Confederations Cup Nigeria  1–2  Uruguay Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
19:00 Mikel 37' Report Lugano 19'
Forlán 51'
Attendance: 26,769
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
23 June 2013 Confederations Cup Nigeria  0–3  Spain Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
16:00 Report Jordi Alba 3', 88'
Fernando Torres 62'
Attendance: 51,263
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
7 September 2013 WCQ Nigeria  2–0  Malawi U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
16:00 WAT Emenike 45+1'
Moses 50' (pen.)
Report Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
10 September 2013 Friendly Nigeria  4–1  Burkina Faso Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna
17:00 WAT Ideye 13', 43'
Ameobi 53'
Emenike 63'
Report Simpore 78'
13 October 2013 WCQ Ethiopia  1–2  Nigeria Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Assefa 57' Report Emenike 67', 90' (pen.) Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
18 November 2013 Friendly Italy  2–2  Nigeria Craven Cottage, London
19:45 BST Rossi 12'
Giaccherini 46'
Report Dike 36'
Ameobi 39'
Attendance: 15,267
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

2014

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4 January 2014 Friendly Nigeria  2–1  Ethiopia Abuja, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1 Edeh 3'
Uzochukwu 30'
Report Agbim 5' (o.g.) Stadium: Abuja National Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
11 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship Mali  2–1  Nigeria Cape Town, South Africa
21:00 UTC+2 Sissoko 18'
Traoré 50'
Report Salami 54' Stadium: Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
15 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship Nigeria  4–2  Mozambique Cape Town, South Africa
20:00 UTC+2 Ede 11'
Ali 13', 54' (pen.)
Imenger 88'
Report Khan 10'
Diogo 20'
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)
19 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship South Africa  1–3  Nigeria Cape Town, South Africa
19:00 UTC+2 Parker 81' (pen.) Report Uzoenyi 22', 64'
Edeh 32' (pen.)
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
25 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship Morocco  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria Cape Town, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2 Moutouali 33', 40'
Iajour 37'
Report Uzochukwu 49'
Ali 56'
Uzoenyi 90'
Ibrahim 111'
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
1 February 2014 2014 African Nations Championship Zimbabwe  0–1  Nigeria Cape Town, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2 Report Obiozor 85' Stadium: Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Victor Miguel Gomes (South Africa)
5 March 2014 Friendly Mexico  0–0  Nigeria Atlanta, United States
20:30 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Georgia Dome
Attendance: 68,212
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
28 May 2014 Friendly Scotland  2–2  Nigeria London, England
20:00 UTC±0 Mulgrew 10'
Egwuekwe 52' (o.g.)
Report Uchebo 41'
Nwofor 90+'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Lee Probert (England)
3 June 2014 Friendly Nigeria  0–0  Greece Chester, United States
17:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 10,135
Referee: Élmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
7 June 2014 Friendly United States  2–1  Nigeria Jacksonville, United States
18:00 UTC−4 Altidore 31', 68' Report Moses 86' (pen.) Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 52,033
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
16 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Iran  0–0  Nigeria Curitiba, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 39,081
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
21 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Nigeria  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Cuiabá, Brazil
18:00 UTC−4
23:00 UTC+1
Odemwingie 29' Report Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
25 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Nigeria  2–3  Argentina Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 UTC−3
17:00 UTC+1
Musa 4', 47' Report Messi 3', 45+1'
Rojo 50'
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 43,285
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
30 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup France  2–0  Nigeria Brasília, Brazil
13:00 UTC−3
17:00 UTC+1
Pogba 79'
Yobo 90+1' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 67,882
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
15 October 2014 2015 ACN qualification Nigeria  3–1  Sudan Abuja, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1 Musa 48', 89'
Olanare 65'
Report Ibrahim 55' Stadium: Abuja Stadium
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

2015

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11 January 2015 Friendly Nigeria  0–1  Ivory Coast Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 GMT Report Kalou 84' Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 75
25 March 2015 Friendly Nigeria  0–1  Uganda Uyo, Nigeria
18:00 UTC+1 Report Miya 81' Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium
Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)
29 March 2015 Friendly South Africa  1–1  Nigeria Nelspruit, South Africa
15:30 GMT Zungu 90+3' Report Musa 85' Stadium: Mbombela Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
13 June 2015 (2015-06-13) 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Nigeria  2–0
Annulled
 Chad Kaduna, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1 Salami 62'
Ighalo 79'
Report Stadium: Ahmadu Bello Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Mamane (Niger)
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification