Head to head

Nigeria vs Ghana: Head-to-Head Record

5 meetingsSince 2014 National teams
NigeriaNigeria
1Wins
4Draws
0Wins
GhanaGhana
20%80%0%

All competitions, results after 90 minutes.

5Meetings
1.20Goals per match
40%Both teams scored
20%3+ goals
3Clean sheets: Nigeria
3Clean sheets: Ghana

Home and away

NigeriaNigeria at home3 meetings
Won 1Drawn 2Lost 0Goals 4-2
GhanaGhana at home2 meetings
Won 0Drawn 2Lost 0Goals 0-0

Biggest wins and runs

NigeriaNigeria28/12/24 · African Nations Championship - Qualification · home3-1
GhanaGhanaNo win in these meetings yet-
Current unbeaten runNigeria 5 meetings
Longest winning runNIG 1·GHA 0

Nigeria vs Ghana by competition

Meetings in each competition, results after 90 minutes.

CompetitionMPNIGDGHAGoals
World Cup - Qualification AfricaCup20201.00
African Nations Championship - QualificationCup21102.00
African Nations ChampionshipCup10100.00

Nigeria vs Ghana: questions and answers

Nigeria have won more meetings: 1 wins to 0 for Ghana, with 4 drawn, from 5 matches in all competitions.

On average 1.20 goals per match across 5 meetings. Both teams scored in 40% of them, and 20% had three or more goals.

The widest margin was 3-1, when Nigeria beat Ghana on 28 Dec 2024 in the African Nations Championship - Qualification.

On 28 Dec 2024 in the African Nations Championship - Qualification: Nigeria 3-1 Ghana.

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Nigeria vs Ghana in numbers

Since 29 Jan 2014, Nigeria and Ghana have played each other 5 times across all competitions. Nigeria lead the head-to-head 1-0, with 4 drawn.

Meetings average 1.20 goals; both teams scored in 40% of them and 20% had three or more goals.

The latest meeting, on 28 Dec 2024 in the African Nations Championship - Qualification, ended Nigeria 3-1 Ghana.

Every figure on this page counts finished matches in all competitions; results and goals are the score after 90 minutes, and cards and corners come only from matches with official statistics. More derbies and rivalries are on the football rivalries page.