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NIGERIA

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×	Nigeria	2nd in group C 4th in runners up	defeated GAB 04-01 [AET]	lost to COD 01-01 [AET; pen: 03-04]

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GROUP PHASE

GROUP C		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	South Africa	10	5	3	2	15	9	+6	18
HOME		5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	10
AWAY		5	2	2	1	6	3	+3	8
»	Nigeria	10	4	5	1	15	8	+7	17
HOME		5	2	3	0	8	3	+5	9
AWAY		5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	8
×	Benin	10	5	2	3	12	11	+1	17
HOME		5	4	0	1	8	3	+5	12
AWAY		5	1	2	2	4	8	-4	5
×	Lesotho	10	3	3	4	9	12	-3	12
HOME		5	1	1	3	2	6	-4	4
AWAY		5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	8
×	Rwanda	10	3	2	5	5	9	-4	11
HOME		5	1	2	2	3	4	-1	5
AWAY		5	2	0	3	2	5	-3	6
×	Zimbabwe	10	0	5	5	5	12	-7	5
HOME		5	0	3	2	3	6	-3	3
AWAY		5	0	2	3	2	6	-4	2

RUNNERS UP		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Gabon	8	6	1	1	15	9	+6	19
HOME		4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	10
AWAY		4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	9
»	Congo DR	8	5	1	2	10	5	+5	16
HOME		4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	9
AWAY		4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
»	Cameroon	8	4	3	1	14	5	+9	15
HOME		4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10
AWAY		4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
»	Nigeria	8	4	3	1	13	6	+7	15
HOME		4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	8
AWAY		4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7
×	Burkina Faso	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
HOME		4	1	3	0	6	4	+2	6
AWAY		4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	9
×	Niger	8	5	0	3	11	10	+1	15
HOME		4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6
AWAY		4	3	0	1	5	5	0	9
×	Madagascar	8	4	1	3	11	11	0	13
HOME		4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
AWAY		4	2	0	2	7	7	0	6
×	Uganda	8	4	0	4	11	9	+2	12
HOME		4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	9
AWAY		4	1	0	3	4	7	-3	3
×	Namibia	8	2	3	3	8	10	-2	9
HOME		4	0	3	1	3	4	-1	3
AWAY		4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6
results against group opponents placed 6th excluded

Group C

THU 16 NOV 2023

Uyo

16:00 UTC

01–01

v Lesotho

SUN 19 NOV 2023

Butare [RWA]

13:00 UTC

01–01

at Zimbabwe

FRI 07 JUN 2024

Uyo

19:00 UTC

01–01

v South Africa

MON 10 JUN 2024

Abidjan [CIV]

16:00 UTC

01–02

at Benin

FRI 21 MAR 2025

Kigali

16:00 UTC

02–00

at Rwanda

TUE 25 MAR 2025

Uyo

16:00 UTC

01–01

v Zimbabwe

SAT 06 SEP 2025

Uyo

16:00 UTC

01–00

v Rwanda

TUE 09 SEP 2025

Mangaung/Bloemfontein

16:00 UTC

01–01

at South Africa

FRI 10 OCT 2025

Polokwane [RSA]

16:00 UTC

02–01

at Lesotho

TUE 14 OCT 2025

Uyo

16:00 UTC

04–00

v Benin

CAF PLAYOFFS

SEMIFINALS

FINAL

+	Nigeria	04
×	Gabon	01
AET

×	Nigeria	01
»	Congo DR	01
AET; PEN: 03–04

×		Cameroon	00
+		Congo DR	01

Semifinals

THU 13 NOV 2025

Rabat [MAR]

16:00 UTC

04–01
AET

v Gabon

Final match

SUN 16 NOV 2025

Rabat [MAR]

19:00 UTC

01–01
AET
PEN: 03–04

v Congo DR

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

×	2026	[did not qualify]
×	2022	[did not qualify]
	2018	Group phase
	2014	Round of 16
	2010	Group phase
×	2006	[did not qualify]
	2002	Group phase
	1998	Round of 16
	1994	Round of 16
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not qualify]
×	1978	[did not qualify]
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
×	1966	[withdrew]
×	1962	[did not qualify]

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