Nigeria national football team records and statistics explained

The following is a list of the Nigeria national football team's competitive records and statistics.

Individual records

Player records

[1]

Players in bold are still active with Nigeria.

Most appearances

width=30 Rankwidth=150 Playerwidth=50 Capswidth=50 Goalswidth=100 Career
1 Ahmed Musa 109 16 2010–present
2 101 0 2002–2015
101 7 2001–2014
4 91 6 2005–2019
5 86 12 1994–2011
86 11 1975–1985
7 Alex Iwobi 80 10 2015–present
8 73 14 1993–2006
9 Moses Simon 72 9 2015–present
10 William Troost-Ekong 71 7 2015–present

Top goalscorers

width=30 Rankwidth=150 Playerwidth=50 Goalswidth=50 Capswidth=50 Ratiowidth=100 Career
1 37 62 1983–1998
2 22 47 1976–1981
3 Victor Osimhen 21 35 2017–present
21 58 2000–2012
5 19 46 2007–2014
6 18 42 2004–2015
7 17 49 1984–1998
8 Odion Ighalo 16 37 2015–present
Ahmed Musa 16 109 2010–present
10 Kelechi Iheanacho 15 55 2015–present

Manager records

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

See main article: Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPosition
1930Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962Did not qualify
1966Withdrew[2] [3]
1970Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994Round of 169th420274
1998Round of 1612th420269
2002Group stage27th301213
2006Did not qualify
2010Group stage27th301235
2014Round of 1616th411235
2018Group stage21st310234
2022Did not qualify
2026To be determined
TotalRound of 166/222163122330
Notes
  1. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Nigeria - Record International Players . RSSSF.
  2. All African nations withdrew due to a lack of qualifying berths.
  3. Web site: VIII WORLD CUP (ENGLAND 1966) QUALIFYING STAGE . Lingua Sport . 2 January 2012 .

African Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
YearRoundPosition
1957Not affiliated to CAF
1959
1962Withdrew
1963Group stage6th2002310
1965Withdrew
1968Did not qualify
1970Withdrew
1972Did not qualify
1974
1976Third place3rd63121110
1978Third place3rd522185
1980Champions1st541081
1982Group stage6th310245
1984Runners-up2nd513178
1986Did not qualify
1988Runners-up2nd513153
1990Runners-up2nd530256
1992Third place3rd540185
1994Champions1st532093
1996Withdrew
1998Banned
2000Runners-up2nd6420125
2002Third place3rd632142
2004Third place3rd6411115
2006Third place3rd641173
2008Quarter-finals7th411233
2010Third place3rd631264
2012Did not qualify
2013Champions1st64 20114
2015Did not qualify
2017
2019Third place3rd750297
2021Round of 169th430162
2023Runners-up2nd742184
2025To be determined
2027
Total3 Titles20/3410457242314695

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
YearRoundPosition
2009Did not qualify
2011
2014Third place3rd6321128
2016Group stage10th311153
2018Runners-up2nd641176
2020Did not qualify
2022
TotalRunners-up 3/7 15 8 4 3 24 17

WAFU Nations Cup

WAFU Nations Cup record
YearRoundPosition
2010Champions1st5500141
2011Runners-up2nd410094
2013Did not enter
2017Runners-up2nd410094
2019Quarter-finals
Total1 Title4/513700329

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
YearRoundPositionSquad
1992Did not qualify
1995Fourth place4th312041Squad
1997Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013Group stage5th310276Squad
2017Did not qualify
TotalFourth place2/106222117-

Olympic Games

See main article: Nigeria at the Olympics.

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 3
YearRoundPosition
1900–1948Part of
1952Did not enter
1956
1960Did not qualify
1964
1968Group stage14th301249
1972Did not qualify
1976Withdrew after qualifying
1980Group stage13th301225
1984Did not qualify
1988Group stage15th300318
1992Banned
Since 1992See Nigeria national under-23 football team
TotalGroup stage3/199027722

African Games

See also: Nigeria national under-23 football team.

African Games record
YearResultPldWDLGFGA
1965Did not qualify
1973Gold Medal5410147
1978Silver Medal522142
1987Did not qualify
1991–presentSee Nigeria national under-23 football team
TotalGold Medal000000

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

Head-to-head record

The following table summarizes the all-time record for the Nigeria national football team. Nigeria has played matches against 92 current and former national teams, with the latest result, a loss against on 26 June 2018.

Legend
0–0–0Win–Draw–Loss
No games played
 —Team defunct during period
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Nation1949–19591960–19691970–19791980–19891990–19992000–20092010–2019TotalsGames PlayedWin %
0–1–11–2–32–1–23–0–01–0–28–4–8200.500
2–2–10–3–12–5–290.500
0–1–10–0–12–0–32–1–580.312
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–1–00–1–010.500
0–0–24–0–05–1–00–1–02–0–02–0–02–0–015–2–2190.789
1–0–01–0–011.000
0–1–00–1–010.500
0–0–10–0–110.000
2–0–02–0–021.000
0–0–12–0–02–2–03–2–03–2–010–6–1170.765
1–0–01–0–011.000
2–3–01–1–01–1–32–0–02–0–12–1–010–6–4200.500
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–1–00–1–010.500
1–0–01–0–011.000
0–0–10–0–10–1–00–1–230.167
0–2–21–2–01–5–14–0–20–1–22–0–18–10–8260.500
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–0–10–0–10–0–220.000
1–0–01–0–011.000
1–0–21–0–00–0–12–0–01–1–05–1–390.611
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–2–00–0–220.000
1–0–13–0–11–3–01–1–10–1–00–1–26–6–6170.529
0–0–10–1–00–0–10–1–230.167
2–0–021.000
1–1–01–1–020.750
2–0–01–0–14–1–07–1–190.833
1–0–00–0–11–0–120.500
1–1–01–1–12–0–01–1–05–3–190.722
1–0–01–0–011.000
1–0–01–0–011.000
0–0–10–0–10–0–10–0–330.000
4–1–51–9–91–3–21–0–30–3–35–2–21–1–213–19–26580.207
1–0–10–1–11–1–240.375
1–1–11–2–12–2–01–1–20–1–15–8–5180.278
0–0–11–0–01–0–120.500
1–0–01–0–011.000
1–0–00–1–01–1–020.750
0–0–10–1–00–1–120.250
0–1–02–2–12–3–160.583
1–0–00–0–11–0–120.500
0–0–10–0–110.000
4–0–02–1–04–0–02–1–012–2–0140.929
0–0–10–1–10–1–10–2–350.200
2–0–02–0–021.000
0–1–13–0–12–0–11–1–06–2–3110.636
1–0–11–0–120.500
1–0–01–0–011.000
1–1–02–0–03–1–040.875
1–0–00–1–04–0–01–1–06–2–080.875
0–0–12–0–10–1–02–2–02–1–16–4–3130.462
0–1–00–1–00–1–00–3–030.500
1–0–10–0–21–2–00–0–11–0–11–0–04–2–5110.455
1–0–01–1–02–0–04–1–050.900
2–0–01–1–03–1–040.875
0–0–10–0–110.000
1–0–02–0–01–1–04–1–050.900
0–1–00–1–010.500
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–0–10–1–00–1–120.250
0–1–00–1–010.500
1–0–01–0–011.000
3–2–12–0–00–1–01–0–16–3–2110.682
2–1–02–1–030.833
0–1–00–1–010.500
0–0–10–0–10–0–220.000
1–1–01–1–02–2–040.750
0–1–00–1–010.500
1–0–00–1–01–1–020.750
0–0–10–0–22–2–01–3–03–1–10–1–06–7–4170.559
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–0–1[4] 2–0–02–3–01–0–13–0–12–0–010–3–3160.625
1–1–04–0–12–3–17–4–2130.692
1–0–00–0–11–0–120.500
0–2–12–1–01–1–03–0–01–0–17–4–2130.692
1–1–01–1–020.750
0–0–10–0–10–0–220.000
1–0–01–0–011.000
1–0–01–0–011.000
1-0-01–0–011.000
1–1–02–1–01–0–01–1–05–3–080.813
0–1–00–1–00–2–020.500
0–1–02–2–21–1–02–2–11–1–01–0–07–7–3170.618
1–1–00–2–11–1–30–1–12–2–14–7–6170.441
0–0–10–0–11–1–01–0–10–0–12–1–470.357
0–0–10–0–110.000
0–1–00–0–10–0–10–1–230.167
2–0–02–0–021.000
1–0–01–0–01–0–03–0–031.000
1–0–01–0–011.000
0–0–1 — —0–0–110.000
1–1–10–0–32–1–11–1–03–1–08–4–5170.588
1–1–13–0–01–0–05–1–170.786
Totals4–2–817–21–2228–22–1634–33–2839–20–2972–32–2454–34–24248–164–1515630.586
Games Played1460669588128112 — — —
Win %0.3570.4580.5910.5320.5570.6880.639 — — —

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