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All-time head-to-head
Since 1972
Nigeria
7
wins
draws
4
11 meetings
Tanzania
0
wins
Nigeria have scored 16 goals against Tanzania all-time; Tanzania have scored 7.
- First meeting
- Nigeria 0–0 Tanzania
- Jul 6, 1972 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania
- Dec 23, 2025 · African Cup of Nations
- Biggest Nigeria win
- Nigeria 3–1 Tanzania
- Mar 8, 1980 · African Cup of Nations
By competition
| Competition | P | NGA W | D | TAN W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| All-African Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
11 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W2–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Nigeria: Semi Ajayi 36', Ademola Lookman 52'
Tanzania: Charles M'Mombwa 50'
- W1–0HAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- D0–0AAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- W2–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Nigeria: John Chiedozie 5', Christian M'Wokozhi 79'
Tanzania: —
- D1–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Nigeria: Mudashiru Lawal 29'
Tanzania: Mohammed Salim 85'
- W3–1HAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Nigeria: Muda Lawal 11', Ifeanyi Onyedika 35', Segun Odegbami 85'
Tanzania: Juma Mkambi 54'
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1HAll-African GamesAll-African Games
- W3–2HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
