Nigeria national football team

Nigeria

Nickname(s)	Super Eagles
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
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	35 3 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest	5 (April 1994)
Lowest	82 (November 1999)
First international
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 Togoland 7–0 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 African Games 1973 Lagos Team 1978 Algiers Team

Nigeria national football team is the national football team of Nigeria.

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.^[4]
Caps and goals current as of 17 November 2019 after the match against Lesotho.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dele Alampasu	(1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Ventspils
	1GK	Maduka Okoye	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Sparta Rotterdam
	1GK	Tobias Lawal	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)	0	0	LASK
	1GK	Mathew Yakubu	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	0	0	iClinic Sereď
	2DF	Kenneth Omeruo	(1993-10-17) 17 October 1993 (age 31)	52	1	Leganés
	2DF	William Troost-Ekong	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)	42	2	Watford
	2DF	Leon Balogun	(1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36)	32	0	Rangers
	2DF	Chidozie Awaziem	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28)	17	1	Boavista
	2DF	Ola Aina	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 28)	17	0	Fulham
	2DF	Jamilu Collins	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30)	15	0	Paderborn 07
	2DF	Semi Ajayi	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31)	11	0	West Bromwich Albion
	2DF	Tyronne Ebuehi	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Twente
	2DF	Kevin Akpoguma	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
	2DF	Zaidu Sanusi	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Porto
	3MF	Samuel Kalu	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)	14	2	Bordeaux
	3MF	Samuel Chukwueze	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25)	13	2	Villarreal
	3MF	Mikel Agu	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Vitória de Guimarães
	3MF	Frank Onyeka	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Midtjylland
	3MF	Samson Tijani	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Hartberg
	4FW	Ahmed Musa	(1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 (age 32)	91	15	Al-Nassr
	4FW	Alex Iwobi	(1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)	40	7	Everton
	4FW	Moses Simon	(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)	33	5	Nantes
	4FW	Kelechi Ịheanachọ	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)	25	8	Leicester City
	4FW	Paul Onuachu	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)	7	1	Genk
	4FW	Cyriel Dessers	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Genk
	4FW	Chidera Ejuke	(1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 27)	0	0	CSKA Moscow

Recent call-ups

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. Courtney, Barrie. "Sierra Leone – List of International matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
4. "Full list of Super Eagles invitees for friendlies". The Nation. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.