Nigeria national football team
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 | ||||||||||
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| Highest | 5 (April 1994) | |||||||||
| Lowest | 82 (November 1999) | |||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||
| 25px Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949)[1] | ||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey  (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959) | ||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||
22x20px Gold Coast and  British Togoland7–0 Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg (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
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Top scorers
| 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
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria on 9 and 13 October 2020 respectively.[2]
Caps and goals current as of 17 November 2019 after the match against Lesotho.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dele Alampasu | 24 December 1996
(aged 29) |
1 | 0 |  Ventspils
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| GK | Maduka Okoye | 28 August 1999
(aged 26) |
1 | 0 |  Sparta Rotterdam
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| GK | Tobias Lawal | 7 June 2000
(aged 25) |
0 | 0 |  LASK
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| GK | Mathew Yakubu | 9 March 1999
(aged 26) |
0 | 0 |  iClinic Sereď
| |
| DF | Kenneth Omeruo | 17 October 1993
(aged 32) |
52 | 1 |  Leganés
| |
| DF | William Troost-Ekong | 1 September 1993
(aged 32) |
42 | 2 |  Watford
| |
| DF | Leon Balogun | 28 June 1988
(aged 37) |
32 | 0 |  Rangers
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| DF | Chidozie Awaziem | 1 January 1997
(aged 29) |
17 | 1 |  Boavista
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| DF | Ola Aina | 8 October 1996
(aged 29) |
17 | 0 | Fulham
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| DF | Jamilu Collins | 5 August 1994
(aged 31) |
15 | 0 |  Paderborn 07
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| DF | Semi Ajayi | 8 October 1993
(aged 32) |
11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion
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| DF | Tyronne Ebuehi | 16 December 1995
(aged 30) |
7 | 0 | Twente
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| DF | Kevin Akpoguma | 19 April 1995
(aged 30) |
0 | 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim
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| DF | Zaidu Sanusi | 13 June 1997
(aged 28) |
0 | 0 | Porto
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| MF | Samuel Kalu | 26 August 1997
(aged 28) |
14 | 2 |  Bordeaux
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| MF | Samuel Chukwueze | 22 May 1999
(aged 26) |
13 | 2 | Villarreal
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| MF | Mikel Agu | 27 May 1993
(aged 32) |
6 | 0 | Vitória de Guimarães
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| MF | Frank Onyeka | 1 January 1998
(aged 28) |
0 | 0 |  Midtjylland
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| MF | Samson Tijani | 17 May 2002
(aged 23) |
0 | 0 | Hartberg
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| FW | Ahmed Musa | 14 October 1992
(aged 33) |
91 | 15 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr | |
| FW | Alex Iwobi | 3 May 1996
(aged 29) |
40 | 7 | Everton
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| FW | Moses Simon | 12 July 1995
(aged 30) |
33 | 5 | Nantes
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| FW | Kelechi Ịheanachọ | 3 October 1996
(aged 29) |
25 | 8 | Leicester City
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| FW | Paul Onuachu | 28 May 1994
(aged 31) |
7 | 1 |  Genk
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| FW | Cyriel Dessers | 8 December 1994
(aged 31) |
0 | 0 | Genk
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| FW | Chidera Ejuke | 2 January 1998
(aged 28) |
0 | 0 |  CSKA Moscow
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Recent call-ups
Nigeria National Football Team Media
Countries qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup are shown in dark green
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Clemens Westerhof managed the team from 1989 through the 1994 World Cup.
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Egypt versus Nigeria lineup at 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, Uzomedia
- FIFA World Cup 2010 South Korea Nigeria 2.jpg
Teams before the game between South Korea and Nigeria at FIFA World Cup 2010, 22 June 2010, Moses Mabhida Stadiu
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Line-ups for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F match between Nigeria and Bosnia & Herzegovina
Nigeria vs Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Nigeria vs Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Cyriel Dessers 2017 (cropped).jpg
Cyriel Dessers played his first game for the national football team of Nigeria in 2020.
- Argentina-Nigeria (8).jpg
Argentina versus Nigeria in a friendly match on 14 November 2017
References
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie. "Sierra Leone – List of International matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "Full list of Super Eagles invitees for friendlies". The Nation. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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