Nigeria Vs Mozambique Head To Head: Super Eagles Seek To Hunt Mambas in RO16

The first half of the AFCON Round of 16 has concluded, continuing the intense competitiveness that fans witnessed during the group stage. Fixtures such as Cameroon vs South Africa and Mali vs Tunisia have already raised the bar for the knockout rounds. The upcoming Nigeria vs Mozambique clash is expected to add more excitement, especially with the Nigeria vs Mozambique head to head record, making the contest even more interesting.

3-time AFCON winners, the Nigeria national football team will clash with the Mambas in the round of 16 fixture of the tournament to book a spot in the last 8 of the competition. They are coming into this match after winning 3/3 games in Group C and will see tonight's fixture as a cake walk before they enter the quarter finals.

On the other hand, the Mozambique national football team has surprised everyone and have qualified for the round of 16 by becoming the best 3rd placed team above nations like Benin, Sudan and Tanzania, who are placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively in the best 3rd team placed table.

However, both nations, Nigeria and Mozambique, have hardly faced each other, including in domestic tournaments. The Nigeria Vs Mozambique head to head record below shows that even if Nigeria have been brilliant in this campaign, Mozambique can prove to be a difficult obstacle in their AFCON journey to the final.

Nigeria vs Mozambique Head to Head: Overall Record

In total, the Mambas have met the Nigerian side 4 times before tonight's knockout clash and have failed to be on the positive side of the result even once. While Super Eagles, who have earned the 2nd spot in the best African teams of 2025, won 75% of the total games. One clash between both squads has ended in a draw.

The smaller number of matches in the Nigeria vs Mozambique head to head makes this clash even more interesting, as predicting the clear winner from these numbers is a tough job to do for fans around the globe.

Nigeria vs Mozambique Head to Head: A Brief Look at the Past Matches Between the Two Teams

Both teams have played only 4 games in the past, and the last time these 2 teams played was in the 2023/24 season in a friendly match, which was won by the Super Eagles by a margin of one goal. Turning back the pages of Nigeria Vs Mozambique, we reach the year 2000 when both teams played for the first time, and by the result was in favour of the Nigerian national football team.

Nigeria National Football Team vs Mozambique National Football Team stats: Overall H2H Stats Comparison

Nigeria national football team vs Mozambique national football team stats table below shows that Nigeria have scored 3 goals, one more than Mozambique’s 2, while also conceding fewer goals (2 compared to 3). Super Eagles clearly dominate in results, averaging 2.5 points per game, whereas Mambas manage only 0.25 points per game.

Defensively, Nigeria have kept 3 clean sheets, showing strong defense at the back, while Mozambique have just 1. Discipline-wise, Nigeria have received 2 yellow cards, while their rivals have been shown 1 red card, showing their struggles both tactically and defensively.

Mozambique vs Nigeria Head to Head: All-Time Top Scorers

In the 25-year-old rivalry, many Nigerian national team players have been on the scoreboard for the team. Peter Odemwingie leads the chart with 2 goals, making him the most prolific scorer in this Nigeria vs Mozambique H2H.

Obafemi Martins and Moses Simon have each scored 1 goal for Nigeria, contributing in different encounters. Frank Onyeka and Terem Moffi have also found the net once. For Mozambique, only two players, Faisal Bangal and Geny Catamo, are on the list with 1 goal each, showing the dominance of the West African team.

Nigeria vs Mozambique Trophies: Which Team has won more Int’l Accolades?

When it comes to comparing the trophy cabinets of both Nigeria and Mozambique, Nigeria have the edge as they have won a total of 6 trophies, including the gold medal earned by them in the year 1996. On the other hand, we have Mozambique, who are yet to win a big tournament. While Nigeria will look to increase the AFCON tally to 4, Mozambique is eying to win their first big tournament. Here is the trophy table for both African nations.

Nigeria Vs Mozambique H2H: Biggest Wins

In terms of the biggest margin in Nigeria vs Mozambique h2h, the 2010 clash between both nations comes at the top with Super Eagles winning the fixture by a margin of 3 goals. In the rest of the games, the West African team has found it difficult to maintain the margin of 2 goals.

The upcoming match on 5th January 2026 will be the 5th meeting of both games, and fans of both sides will be rooting for their team to make it through the round of 16 and get a step closer to winning the 2025/26 AFCON.