Head to head
Algeria v Nigeria
- Played
- 22
- Algeria wins
- 10
- Draws
- 4
- Nigeria wins
- 8
- Algeria goals
- 29
- Nigeria goals
- 29
Biggest wins
- Algeria: Algeria 5–1 Nigeria, 2 Mar 1990
- Nigeria: Algeria 2–5 Nigeria, 4 Sept 2005
Runs
- Algeria wins in a row: 4 (10 Nov 2017 to 27 Sept 2022)
- Nigeria wins in a row: 5 (21 Jan 2002 to 12 Nov 2016)
- Algeria unbeaten: 7 (10 Oct 1981 to 16 Mar 1990)
- Nigeria unbeaten: 7 (3 Jul 1993 to 12 Nov 2016)
- Draws in a row: 2 (11 Mar 1984 to 23 Mar 1988)
Scorers in these meetings
- Obafemi Martins (Nigeria)3
- Rabah Madjer (Algeria)3
- Abdelhafid Tasfaout (Algeria)2
- Djamel Menad (Algeria)2
- Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria)2
- Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)2
- Segun Odegbami (Nigeria)2
- Victor Moses (Nigeria)2
- Akor Adams (Nigeria)1
- Christian Obodo (Nigeria)1
- Chérif Oudjani (Algeria)1
- Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria)1
- Djamel Amani (Algeria)1
- Djamel Zidane (Algeria)1
- Emmanuel Okocha (Nigeria)1
- Emmanuel Osigwe (Nigeria)1
- Felix Owolabi (Nigeria)1
- Finidi George (Nigeria)1
- Hamza Yacef (Algeria)1
- Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)1
- John Utaka (Nigeria)1
- Joseph Yobo (Nigeria)1
- Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria)1
- Mansour Boutabout (Algeria)1
- Mikel John Obi (Nigeria)1