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Compare 16 Sports APIs you can use in Nigeria

A side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, sandbox access, and documentation for every Sports API available to Nigerian developers and startups, updated regularly so you can pick the right provider with confidence.

All Sports APIs

5 of 16 selected

API-Football

Pricing
Free plan with 100 requests/day; paid plans from €9.99/month
Live Scores & Match Results
Available
League Standings & Tables
Not available
Player & Team Statistics
Available
Match Schedules & Fixtures
Not available
Historical Match Data
Available
Nigerian Leagues (NPFL / CAF Coverage)
Available
Football / Soccer Primary Coverage
Not available
News & Commentary Feed
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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Sportmonks Football API

Pricing
Free trial available; paid plans from €12/month; price varies by league coverage tier
Live Scores & Match Results
Available
League Standings & Tables
Available
Player & Team Statistics
Available
Match Schedules & Fixtures
Not available
Historical Match Data
Not available
Nigerian Leagues (NPFL / CAF Coverage)
Available
Football / Soccer Primary Coverage
Not available
News & Commentary Feed
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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Sportmonks Cricket API

Pricing
Free trial available; paid plans from €12/month based on coverage scope
Live Scores & Match Results
Available
League Standings & Tables
Not available
Player & Team Statistics
Available
Match Schedules & Fixtures
Not available
Historical Match Data
Available
Nigerian Leagues (NPFL / CAF Coverage)
Available
Football / Soccer Primary Coverage
Available
News & Commentary Feed
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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Football Highlights API

Pricing
Paid plans; pricing based on usage volume and features required
Live Scores & Match Results
Available
League Standings & Tables
Available
Player & Team Statistics
Not available
Match Schedules & Fixtures
Available
Historical Match Data
Available
Nigerian Leagues (NPFL / CAF Coverage)
Available
Football / Soccer Primary Coverage
Available
News & Commentary Feed
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

Football-Data.org API

Pricing
Free tier with limited competitions; paid tiers from €12/month for full coverage
Live Scores & Match Results
Available
League Standings & Tables
Available
Player & Team Statistics
Available
Match Schedules & Fixtures
Available
Historical Match Data
Available
Nigerian Leagues (NPFL / CAF Coverage)
Not available
Football / Soccer Primary Coverage
Not available
News & Commentary Feed
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

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Feature
API-Football
Sportmonks Football API
Sportmonks Cricket API
Football Highlights API
Football-Data.org API
PricingFree plan with 100 requests/day; paid plans from €9.99/monthFree trial available; paid plans from €12/month; price varies by league coverage tierFree trial available; paid plans from €12/month based on coverage scopePaid plans; pricing based on usage volume and features requiredFree tier with limited competitions; paid tiers from €12/month for full coverage
Live Scores & Match Results
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
League Standings & Tables
Not available
Available
Not available
Available
Available
Player & Team Statistics
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Available
Match Schedules & Fixtures
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Historical Match Data
Available
Not available
Available
Available
Available
Nigerian Leagues (NPFL / CAF Coverage)
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Football / Soccer Primary Coverage
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Not available
News & Commentary Feed
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
REST API
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
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Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
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Not available
Not available
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Not available
Webhooks
Not available
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CORS Support
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