Both Ethiopia and Nigeria have participated in the Own Africavision Song Contest 5 times since their debuts in the first edition. In the first edition, "When It Comes To You" from Ethiopia won a tiebreaker to "Ba mi lo" from Nigeria, prompting high tensions between the two delegations.
Entries Comparison[]
| Edition |  Ethiopia
|
 Nigeria
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | Artist | Song | |
| #01 | Eden | "When It Comes to You" | Tolani feat. Reekado Banks | "Ba mi lo" |
| #02 | Lemlem Hailemichael | "Gedam" | Tems | "Try Me" |
| #03 | Sophia Ayana | "Chains Off" | Riton & Kah-Lo | "Ginger" |
| #04 | Ben, Jordan & Bek Ge'ez feat. Tinsu | "Dance" | Swt Valli Hi | "Threats" |
| #05 | Mekdes | "In Favor of You" | Harber & Nisha | "Pieces" |
| #06 | Did not participate | Rachel Adedeji | "Club Lights" | |
Results Comparison[]
| Edition | Ethiopia
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Nigeria
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Final | Semifinal | Grand Final | Semifinal | |||||
| Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points | |
| #01 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 47 | 14 | 47 | ||
| #02 | 19 | 76 | 7 | 90 | 21 | 63 | 8 | 73 |
| #03 | 9 | 118 | 1 | 119 | 13 | 111 | 2 | 139 |
| #04 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 50 | ||||
| #05 | 14 | 47 | 22 | 73 | 2 | 117 | ||
Voting Comparison[]
| Edition | Ethiopia
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Nigeria
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Final | Semifinal | Grand Final | Semifinal | |||
| Votes Given | Votes Given | Votes Given (ROTW) | Votes Given | Votes Given | Votes Given (ROTW) | |
| #01 | N/A | 6 | N/A | 0 | 4 | N/A |
| #02 | 1 | 4 | N/A | 5 | 7 | N/A |
| #03 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| #04 | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A |
| #05 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 |