Nigeria national football team

Nigeria
Nickname(s)Super Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Federation (NFF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachÉric Chelle
CaptainWilliam Troost-Ekong
Most capsAhmed Musa (110)
Top scorerRashidi Yekini (37)
Home stadiumMoshood Abiola National Stadium
FIFA codeNGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 45 1 (18 September 2025)[1]
Highest5 (April 1994)
Lowest82 (November 1999)
First international
Sierra Leone 0–2  
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0–10  
(Agadir, Morocco; 14 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Gold Coast and British Togoland 7–0  
(Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1994)
Best resultRound of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances21 (first in 1963)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1994, 2013)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2014)
Best resultRunners-up (2018)
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 1995)
Best resultChampions (1995)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1995)
Best resultFourth place (1995)
Medal record
Men's football
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
1995 Uzbekistan and Nigeria Team
Africa Cup of Nations
1980 Nigeria Team
1994 Tunisia Team
2013 South Africa Team
1984 Ivory Coast Team
1988 Morocco Team
1990 Algeria Team
2000 Ghana and Nigeria Team
2023 Ivory Coast Team
1976 Ethiopia Team
1978 Ghana Team
1992 Senegal Team
2002 Mali Team
2004 Tunisia Team
2006 Egypt Team
2019 Egypt Team
African Nations Championship
2018 Morocco Team
2014 South Africa Team
African Games
1973 Lagos Team
1978 Algiers Team
WAFU Nations Cup
2010 Nigeria Team
2011 Nigeria Team
2017 Ghana 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. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ^ Ogunwale, Joba (10 February 2021). "On This Day In 2013 The Super Eagles Made History - Soccernet NG". Soccernet. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


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