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Benin 0–1 Nigeria

Sunday 8 Nov 1959 · Cotonou, Benin

Benin0–1Nigeria

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Benin
1500 → 1488
Nigeria
1527 → 1539

Expected score for Benin: 60.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 21, 1959–2025.

Benin wins
2
Draws
3
Nigeria wins
16

Form either side

Benin

Before

Its first match on record.

After

Nigeria

Before

After

Every Benin v Nigeria match21

From Benin's side.

14 Oct 2025Nigeria0–4AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
14 Nov 2024Nigeria1–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
7 Sep 2024Nigeria0–3AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
10 Jun 2024Nigeria2–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
27 Mar 2021Nigeria0–1HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2021—
13 Nov 2019Nigeria1–2AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2019—
16 Jan 2010Nigeria0–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2010Group stage
29 Jan 2008Nigeria0–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2008Group stage
4 Feb 2004Nigeria1–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2004Group stage
27 Apr 1991Nigeria0–3AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 1991—
30 Sep 1990Nigeria0–1HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 1990—
4 Nov 1979Nigeria0–5AwayFriendly—
14 Oct 1979Nigeria1–1HomeFriendly—
14 Feb 1977Nigeria0–7AwayFriendly—
20 Dec 1972Nigeria0–3AwayFriendly—
27 Feb 1966Nigeria1–2HomeFriendly—
11 Dec 1965Nigeria1–0AwayFriendly—
2 Feb 1963Nigeria1–4AwayFriendly—
27 Jan 1963Nigeria1–1HomeFriendly—
28 Nov 1959Nigeria1–10AwayFriendly—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none