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| Nigeria national football team results |
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| Nigeria national football team results |
| Win Draw Loss |
| 10 August 1949 Friendly | Sierra Leone  | 0–2 |  Nigeria | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Record | (Goalscorer records not available)  -', -' |
| 16 October 1950 Friendly | Gold Coast  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Accra, Gold Coast |
| (Goalscorer records not available) -' | Record |
| 11 October 1954 Friendly | Gold Coast | 1–0 | Nigeria | Accra, Gold Coast |
| (Goalscorer records not available) -' | Record |
| 28 May 1955 Friendly | Gold Coast | 1–0 | Nigeria | Accra, Gold Coast |
| (Goalscorer records not available) -' | Record |
| 1 June 1955 Friendly | Gold Coast | 7–0 | Nigeria | Accra, Gold Coast |
| (Goalscorer records not available) -', -', -', -', -', -', -' | Record |
| 30 September 1956 Friendly | Nigeria | 1–1 |  British Togoland | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Onyeanwuna -' | Record | (Goalscorer records not available) -' | Stadium: Stade Surulere |
| 8 November 1959 Nkrumah Cup | Dahomey  | 0–1 | Nigeria | Cotonou, Dahomey |
| Record | (Goalscorer records not available) -' |
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