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Lionesses · Women's International friendly

England
v Nigeria⁠

0–1

Full time

England v Nigeria finished 0–1.

England
None
Nigeria
Avre
Date
Tuesday 23 July 2002 · Lionesses in 2002
Venue
Carrow Road, Norwich
Competition
Women's International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 1 meeting before this one

1995 – 1995

01 10 Jun 1995
FIFA Women's World Cup · Group stage Tingvalla IP, Karlstad

Nigeria 2–3 England England won

England: Farley 10', Walker 27', Farley 38'

Nigeria: Okoroafor 13', Nwadike 74'

Match page: Nigeria v England, 10 June 1995

Official meetings since 1995

England v Nigeria stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings4In our results database
England wins1England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Nigeria wins2Nigeria victories

England have scored 3 goals to Nigeria's 6 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

2

Farley

2 goals against Nigeria in matches we hold scorer data for.

Nigeria · Fixture leader

2

Nkwocha

Nigeria's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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