Nigeria national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Nigeria women's national football team.

Nigeria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Super Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Federation (NFF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachAugustine Eguavoen (interim)
CaptainWilliam Troost-Ekong
Most capsAhmed Musa (109)
Top scorerRashidi Yekini (37)
Home stadiumMoshood Abiola National Stadium
FIFA codeNGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 36 Increase 3 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest5 (April 1994)
Lowest82 (November 1999)
First international
Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria 
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0–10 Nigeria 
(Agadir, Morocco; 14 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Gold Coast and United Kingdom British Togoland 7–0 Nigeria 
(Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1994)
Best resultRound of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances20 (first in 1963)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1994, 2013)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2014)
Best resultRunners-up (2018)
WAFU Nations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2010)
Best resultChampions (2010)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1995)
Best resultFourth place (1995)
Medal record
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lagos Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Algiers Team
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1980 Nigeria Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Tunisia Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 South Africa Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Ivory Coast Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Morocco Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Algeria Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Ghana/Nigeria Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ivory Coast Team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Ethiopia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Ghana Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Senegal Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mali Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Tunisia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Egypt Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Egypt Team

The Nigeria national football team[i] represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winners, with their most recent title in 2013.[3] In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings. The team has qualified for six of the last eight FIFA World Cups, missing only the 2006 and 2022 editions. They have reached the round of 16 on three occasions. Their first World Cup appearance was in the 1994 edition. The team is a member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ Ogunwale, Joba (10 February 2021). "On This Day In 2013 The Super Eagles Made History - Soccernet NG". Soccernet.ng. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


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