Nigeria national football team
men's national association football team representing Nigeria
Nigeria national football team is the national football team of Nigeria.
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| Nickname(s) | Super Eagles | ||
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| Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Gernot Rohr | ||
| Captain | Ahmed Musa | ||
| Most caps | Vincent Enyeama Joseph Yobo (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Rashidi Yekini (37) | ||
| Home stadium | Moshood Abiola National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 35  3 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 5 (April 1994) | ||
| Lowest | 82 (November 1999) | ||
| First international | |||
.svg){kind=small} Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria  (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey  (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Gold Coast and  British Togoland7–0 Nigeria (Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1994) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1980, 1994, 2013) | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2018) | ||
| WAFU Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (1995) | ||
Medal record | |||
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Rashidi Yekini | 37 | 58 | 1985-1998 |
| 2 | Segun Odegbami | 24 | 1976-1989 | |
| 3 | Sunday Oyarekhua | 17 | 1971-1975 | |
| 3 | Yakubu | 17 | 2001-present | |
| 5 | Samson Siasia | 16 | 1989-1998 | |
| 6 | Thompson Usiyan | 15 | 1976-1978 | |
| 7 | Daniel Amokachi | 14 | 1990-1997 | |
| 7 | Jay-Jay Okocha | 14 | 1993-2005 | |
| 7 | Julius Aghahowa | 14 | 2000-2005 | |
| 10 | Nwankwo Kanu | 13 | 75 | 1995-2007 |
| 10 | Obafemi Martins | 13 | 2004-2007 |
Players
changeThe following players were called up for the friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria on 9 and 13 October 2020 respectively.[4]
Caps and goals current as of 17 November 2019 after the match against Lesotho.
Recent call-ups
changeReferences
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie. "Sierra Leone – List of International matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ "Full list of Super Eagles invitees for friendlies". The Nation. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
