Nigeria national football team

Olympic medal record Men's football[2] Gold 1996 Atlanta Team

The Nigeria national football team, known as the "Super Eagles", represents Nigeria in international association football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). They are three time African Champions. During April 1994, the Super Eagles ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, the highest ranking achieved by an African football team. They have qualified for four of the last five FIFA World Cups, and reached the round of 16 three times. They made their first appearance at the tournament in the United States in 1994.

History

After playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s,^[3] Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a British colony. The team played warm up games in England against various amateur teams like Dulwich Hamlet, Bishop Auckland and South Liverpool. The team's first major success was a gold medal in the 2nd All-Africa games, with 3rd place finishes in the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations to follow. In 1980 the team had such players as Leyton Orient's John Chiedozie and Tunji Banjo, and the Muda Lawal/Christian Chukwu-led Super Eagles won the Cup for the first time in Lagos. Nigeria won the men's football event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, beating Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in the process. They were runners up in the same event, losing to Argentina in a rematch of the 1996 event.

In 1984 and 1988, Nigeria reached the Cup of Nations final, losing both times to Cameroon. Three of the four African titles won by Cameroon have been won by defeating Nigeria. Missing out to Cameroon on many occasions has created an intense rivalry between both nations. Two notable occasions; narrowly losing out on qualification for the 1990 World Cup and then the controversial final of the 2000 African Cup of Nations where a goal scored by Victor Ikpeba during a penalty shoot out was disallowed by the referee.

FIFA World Cup

1994 World Cup

Nigeria finally reached the World Cup for the first time in 1994. They were managed by Clemens Westerhof. Nigeria topped their group which included Argentina, Bulgaria, and Greece. Nigeria defeated Bulgaria 3–0, lost to Argentina 1–2, and reached the second round after a 2–0 victory over Greece. In the second round Nigeria played Italy and took the lead with a goal from Emenike at 25 min. Nigeria were within two minutes of qualifying for the Quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup in the game against Italy but Roberto Baggio scored to take the game to extra time. He also scored the eventual winning goal. The game ended 2–1 in favour of the Italians.

1998 World Cup

In 1998 Nigeria returned to the World Cup alongside Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa. Optimism was high due to its manager Bora Milutinović and the return of most 1994 squad members. In the final tournament Nigeria were drawn into group D with Spain, Bulgaria, Paraguay. Nigeria scored a major upset by defeating Spain 3–2 after coming back twice from being 1–0 and 2–1 down. The Eagles qualified for the second round with a win against Bulgaria and a loss to Paraguay. The team's hopes of surpassing its 1994 performance was shattered after a 1–4 loss to Denmark.

2002 & 2006 World Cups

The 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, saw Nigeria again qualify with optimism. With a new squad and distinctive pastel green kits the Super Eagles were expected to build on its strong performances in the 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. Nigeria were drawn into group F with powerhouses Sweden, Argentina, and England. The first game against Argentina started with a strong defence that kept the first half scoreless. In the 61st minute Gabriel Batistuta breached the Nigerian defence to put Argentina in the lead 1–0 and win the game. Nigeria's second game against Sweden saw them take the lead but later lose 2–1. Nigeria then drew 0–0 with England and bowed out in the first round.

Nigeria missed out on qualification for the 2006 World Cup after finishing level on points in the qualification group with Angola, but having an inferior record in the matches between the sides.

2010 World Cup

On 14 November 2009, Nigeria qualified for the 2010 World Cup after defeating Kenya by 3–2 in Nairobi.^[4]

Nigeria lost its opening match against Argentina 1–0 at Ellis Park Stadium following a Gabriel Heinze header in the 6th minute.^[5] In its second game Nigeria led early on by a goal from Kalu Uche. A red card against Sani Kaita gave Greece the advantage. Greece scored the equaliser late in the first half and Nigeria conceded the second goal in the second half and lost the game 2–1. They then drew 2–2 with South Korea with goals from Kalu Uche and Yakubu but failed to qualify for the next round. On 30 June 2010, following the team's early exit and poor showing, the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan suspended the national football team from international competition for two years.^[6] This suspension put the team at risk of being banned from international football by FIFA for reasons of political interference.^[7]

On 5 July 2010, the Nigerian government rescinded its ban of the national football team from FIFA/CAF football competitions,^[8] but the sanction of suspension was applied by FIFA some three months after.^[9] On 4 October 2010, Nigeria was indefinitely banned from international football due to government interference following the 2010 World Cup.^[9] Four days later, however, the ban was "provisionally lifted" until 26 October, the day after the officially unrecognised National Association of Nigerian Footballers (NANF) dropped its court case against the NFF.^[10]

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Nigeria's campaign opened with a disappointing 0-0 draw over Iran. Four days later the team played their second game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. A 29th-minute Peter Odemwingie goal gave Nigeria their first World Cup win since 1998. They faced Argentina in the final game: a 3rd minute Lionel Messi goal for the opposition was followed almost instantly with an equalizer by Ahmed Musa. Messi gave Argentina the lead back just before half-time. In the second half Musa leveled the game out again, only for Marcos Rojo to put Argentina 3-2 ahead minutes later. Nigeria lost the match, but still qualified for the round of 16.

In the Round of 16, Nigeria faced France, and held them off until the 79th minute when a Paul Pogba header gifted France the lead. An own goal by Joseph Yobo in injury time put the result beyond any doubt: Nigeria was out. This is the third time Nigeria is eliminated in the round of 16 and they have yet to enter in Quarter-finals in the FIFA World Cup.

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Host(s)	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	URU	Did not enter
1934	ITA
1938	FRA
1950	BRA
1954	SWI
1958	SWE
1962	CHI	Did not qualify
1966	ENG	Withdrew[n 1][11]
1970	MEX	Did not qualify
1974	FRG
1978	ARG
1982	ESP
1986	MEX
1990	ITA
1994	USA	Round of 16	1st in group	4	2	0	2	7	4
1998	FRA		1st in group	4	2	0	2	6	9
2002	KOR and  JPN	Group Stage	4th in group	3	0	1	2	1	3
2006	GER	Did not qualify
2010	RSA	Group Stage	4th in group	3	0	1	2	3	5
2014	BRA	Round of 16	2nd in group	4	1	1	2	3	5
2018	RUS	To be decided
2022	QAT	To be decided
	Total	Round of 16	5/20	18	5	3	10	20	26

Notes

1. ↑ All African nations withdrew due to a lack of qualifying berths.

Africa Cup of Nations record

Host nation(s) / Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957	Did Not Enter
1959
1962	Withdrew
1963	Group Stage	6th	2	0	0	2	3	10
1965	Withdrew
1968	Did Not Qualify
1970	Withdrew
1972	Did Not Qualify
1974
1976	Third Place	3rd	6	3	1	2	11	10
1978	Third Place	3rd	5	2	2	1	8	5
1980	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	8	1
1982	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	5
1984	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	7	8
1986	Did Not Qualify
1988	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	5	3
1990	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	3	8
1992	Third Place	3rd	5	4	0	1	8	5
1994	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	9	3
1996	Withdrew
1998	Banned
2000	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	12	5
2002	Third Place	3rd	6	3	2	1	4	2
2004	Third Place	3rd	6	4	1	1	11	5
2006	Third Place	3rd	6	4	1	1	7	3
2008	Quarter-Finals	7th	4	1	1	2	3	3
2010	Third Place	3rd	6	3	1	2	6	4
2012	Did Not Qualify
2013	Champions	1st	5	4	2	0	11	4
2015	Did Not Qualify
TBA 2017	To be determined
2019	To be determined
2021	To be determined
2023	To be determined
Total	3 Titles	17/29	86	45	22	19	120	84

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did Not Qualify
1995	Fourth Place	4th	3	1	2	0	4	1	Squad
1997	Did Not Qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013	Group Stage	5th	3	1	0	2	7	6	Squad
2017	To Be Determined
2021
Total	Fourth Place	2/9	6	2	2	2	11	7	-

Other achievements

Intercontinental Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Winners: 1995 Continental All-Africa Games Gold Medal: 1973 Silver Medal: 1978 Sub-Continental CSSA Nations Cup Third-place: 1987 WASF Championship[12] Runners-up: 1960 Third-place: 1963 CEDEAO Cup Winners: 1977, 1990 Runners-up: 1983 Fourth-place: 1991

Other WAFU Unity Cup Runners-up: 2005 [13] Jalco Cup / Azikiwe Cup[14][15] Winners: 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 Runners-up: 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 LG Cup1[16] Winners: 2003 Runners-up: 1997, 2004 Fourth-place: 2004 Dakar Tournament[17] Runners-up: 1975 Addis Abeba Anniversary Tournament[18] Runners-up: 1983

Ethiopia Tournament[19] Runners-up: 1992 Hassan II Trophy[20] Fourth-place: 1996 Lunar New Year Cup Winner: 1998 Nelson Mandela Challenge[21] Winners: 2013 Runners-up: 2004

• ¹There were three editions of the LG Cup held in 2004 in April, August and October.

Recent Nigeria Results

Friendly 4 January 2014	Nigeria	2 – 1	Ethiopia	Abuja, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1	Edeh  3' Uzochukwu  30'	Report	Agbim  5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Abuja National Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Yakhouba Keita, (Guinea)

2014 African Nations Championship 11 January 2014	Mali	2 – 1	Nigeria	Cape Town, South Africa
21:00 UTC+2	Sissoko  18' Traoré  50'	Report	Salami  54'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

2014 African Nations Championship 15 January 2014	Nigeria	4 – 2	Mozambique	Cape Town, South Africa
20:00 UTC+2	Ede  11' Ali  13', 54' (pen.) Imenger  88'	Report	Khan  10' Diogo  20'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 18,407 Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)

2014 African Nations Championship 19 January 2014	South Africa	1 – 3	Nigeria	Cape Town, South Africa
19:00 UTC+2	Parker  81' (pen.)	Report	Uzoenyi  22', 64' Ede  32' (pen.)	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

2014 African Nations Championship 25 January 2014	Morocco	3 – 4 (aet)	Nigeria	Cape Town, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2	Moutouali  33', 40' Iajour  37'	Report	Uzochukwu  49' Ali  56' Uzoenyi  90' Ibrahim  111'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

2014 African Nations Championship 29 January 2014	Nigeria	0 – 0 (aet) (1 – 4 p)	Ghana	Bloemfontein, South Africa
20:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
		Penalties
	Uzoenyi Kwambe Uzochukwu		Akuffu Annorbaah Ainooson Attobrah	|

2014 African Nations Championship 1 February 2014	Zimbabwe	0 – 1	Nigeria	Cape Town, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2		Report	Obiozor  85'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Victor Miguel Gomes (South Africa)

Friendly 5 March 2014	Mexico	0 – 0	Nigeria	Atlanta, United States
20:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Georgia Dome Attendance: 68,212 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Friendly 28 May 2014	Scotland	2 – 2	Nigeria	London, England
20:00 UTC±0	Mulgrew  10' Egwuekwe 52' (o.g.)	Report	Uchebo 41' Nwofor  90+'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lee Probert, England

Friendly 3 June 2014	Nigeria	0 – 0	Greece	Chester, United States
17:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 10,135 Referee: Élmer Bonilla, (El Salvador)

Friendly 7 June 2014	United States	2 – 1	Nigeria	Jacksonville, United States
18:00 UTC−4	Altidore  31', 68'	Report	Moses  86' (pen.)	Stadium: Everbank Field Attendance: 52,033 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

2014 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2014	Iran	0 – 0	Nigeria	Curitiba, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3 20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 39,081 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

2014 FIFA World Cup 21 June 2014	Nigeria	1 – 0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cuiabá, Brazil
18:00 UTC−4 23:00 UTC+1	Odemwingie  29'	Report		Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 40,499 Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

2014 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2014	Nigeria	2 – 3	Argentina	Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 UTC−3 17:00 UTC+1	Musa  4', 47'	Report	Messi  3', 45+1' Rojo  50'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 43,285 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

2014 FIFA World Cup 30 June 2014	France	2 – 0	Nigeria	Brasília, Brazil
13:00 UTC−3 17:00 UTC+1	Pogba  79' Yobo  90+1' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 67,882 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

2015 ACN qualification 6 September 2014	Nigeria	2 – 3	Congo	Calabar, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Ambrose  13' Salami  89'	Report (CAF) Report	Oniangue  16' Bifouma  40', 53' (pen.)	Stadium: U. J. Esuene Stadium Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

2015 ACN qualification 10 September 2014	South Africa	0 – 0	Nigeria	Cape Town, South Africa
20:05 UTC+2		Report (CAF) Report		Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

2015 ACN qualification 11 October 2014	Sudan	1 – 0	Nigeria	Khartoum, Sudan
20:00 UTC+3	Almadina  41'	Report		Stadium: Khartoum Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

2015 ACN qualification 15 October 2014	Nigeria	3 – 1	Sudan	Abuja, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Musa  48', 89' Olanare  65'	Report	Ibrahim  55'	Stadium: Abuja Stadium Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

2015 ACN qualification 15 November 2014	Congo	0 – 2	Nigeria	Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
15:30 UTC+1		Report	Uche  59' (pen.) Olanare  90'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

2015 ACN qualification 19 November 2014	Nigeria	2 – 2	South Africa	Uyo, Nigeria
18:00 UTC+1	Aluko  68', 90+4'	Report	Rantie  42', 48'	Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Friendly 11 January 2015	Nigeria	0 – 1	Ivory Coast	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		Report	Kalou  84'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 75

Friendly 17 January 2015	Nigeria	2 – 0	Yemen	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Udoh  25' Egwuekwe  64'	Report		Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

Friendly 25 March 2015	Nigeria	0 – 1	Uganda	Uyo, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1		Report	Miya  81'	Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

Friendly 29 March 2015	South Africa	1 – 1	Nigeria	Nelspruit, South Africa
	Zungu  90+3'	Report	Musa  85'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Kit history

1994 WC Home	1994 WC Away	Atlanta 1996 Home	1998 WC Home
1998 WC Away	2002 WC Home	2002 WC Away	2010 WC Home

Nigeria's kit have been supplied currently by Adidas since 2003. Before that, Nike supplied Nigeria's kit between 1998 to 2003.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Stephen Keshi
Assistant Coach	Sylvanus Okpala
Assistant Coach	Salisu Yusuf
Goalkeeper Trainer	TBA

Current squad

The following 28 players were named to the squad for the March 2015 friendlies against Uganda and South Africa .^[22]
Caps and goals current as of 29 March 2015 after match against South Africa.
All caps/goals against FIFA members only.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Vincent Enyeama (captain) (1982-08-29) 29 August 1982 100 0 Lille 1GK Daniel Akpeyi (1986-08-03) 3 August 1986 1 0 Warri Wolves 1GK Theophilus Afelokhai (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 0 0 Kano Pillars 1GK Chidiebere Eze 0 0 Gabros 2DF Godfrey Oboabona (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 43 1 Çaykur Rizespor 2DF Azubuike Egwuekwe (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 35 2 Warri Wolves 2DF Kenneth Omeruo (1993-10-17) 17 October 1993 28 0 Middlesbrough 2DF Chima Akas (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 4 0 Sharks 2DF Okoh Henry Tony 4 0 Enugu Rangers 2DF Leon Balogun (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 3 0 Darmstadt 98 2DF Akeem Latifu (1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 2 0 Aalesund 3MF Ahmed Musa (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 49 10 CSKA Moscow 3MF Ogenyi Onazi (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 33 1 Lazio 3MF Victor Moses (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 24 7 Stoke City 3MF John Ugochukwu (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 11 1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3MF Michel Babatunde (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 8 0 Volyn Lutsk 3MF Hope Akpan (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 4 0 Reading 3MF Steven Ukoh (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 3 0 Biel-Bienne 3MF Stanley Dimgba (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 2 0 Warri Wolves 3MF Nathaniel Joseph (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 2 0 Sharks 3MF Moses Simon (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 2 0 Gent 3MF Kingsley Sokari (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 2 0 Enyimba 4FW Brown Ideye INJ (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 24 5 West Bromwich Albion 4FW Sone Aluko (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 6 2 Hull City 4FW Aaron Samuel (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 6 2 Guangzhou R&F 4FW Anthony Ujah (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 5 0 Köln 4FW Mfon Udoh (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 3 1 Enyimba 4FW Odion Ighalo (1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 2 0 Watford 4FW Alex Orotomal (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 2 0 El-Kanemi Warriors

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Nigeria squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Chigozie Agbim (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 16 0 Enugu Rangers v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 GK Austin Ejide (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 33 0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 GK David Obiazor 0 0 Heartland v.  Congo, 6 September 2014 DF Solomon Kwambe (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 14 0 Sunshine Stars v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 DF Bright Esieme (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 4 0 Enyimba v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 DF Erhun Obanor (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 2 0 Bendel Insurance v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 DF Idris Aloma 0 0 El-Kanemi Warriors v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 DF Umar Zango (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 7 0 Kano Pillars v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 INJ DF Efe Ambrose (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 46 2 Celtic v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 DF Elderson Echiéjilé (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 45 2 Monaco v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 DF Juwon Oshaniwa (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 17 0 Ashdod v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 DF Kunle Odunlami (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 11 0 Sunshine Stars v.  South Africa, 10 September 2014 DF Joseph Yobo RET (1980-09-06) 6 September 1980 100 7 Norwich City 2014 FIFA World Cup MF Rabiu Ali (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 10 3 Kano Pillars v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 MF Charles Henlong (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 0 0 Giwa v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 MF Chinedu Udeaga (1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 0 0 Enugu Rangers v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 MF John Obi Mikel (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 69 4 Chelsea v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 MF Raheem Lawal (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 7 0 Eskişehirspor v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 MF Tony Edjomari (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 0 0 Kano Pillars v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 MF Nosa Igiebor (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 15 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  Sudan, 15 October 2014 MF Ugonna Anyora (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 0 0 Haugesund v.  Sudan, 15 October 2014 MF Joel Obi (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 12 0 Internazionale v.  South Africa, 10 September 2014 MF Ramon Azeez (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 4 0 Almería v.  South Africa, 10 September 2014 MF Ejike Uzoenyi (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988 22 3 Mamelodi Sundowns 2014 FIFA World Cup MF Reuben Gabriel (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 12 1 Boavista 2014 FIFA World Cup MF Sunday Mba (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 21 5 CA Bastia 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad FW Gbolahan Salami (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991 12 2 Warri Wolves v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 FW Christian Obiozor (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 3 1 Enugu Rangers v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 FW Mohammed Gambo (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 3 0 Kano Pillars v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 FW Christian Osaguona (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 2 0 Raja Casablanca v.  Yemen, 17 January 2015 FW Emem Eduok (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 0 0 Espérance v.  Ivory Coast, 11 January 2015 FW Ikechukwu Uche (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984 46 19 Villarreal v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 FW Emmanuel Emenike (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 33 9 Fenerbahçe v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 FW Sunday Emmanuel (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 3 0 Grödig v.  South Africa, 19 November 2014 FW Chinedu Obasi (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 18 4 Schalke 04 v.  South Africa, 10 September 2014 FW Nnamdi Oduamadi (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 14 4 Latina v.  South Africa, 10 September 2014 FW Uche Nwofor (1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 9 3 Lierse v.  South Africa, 10 September 2014 FW Peter Odemwingie (1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 65 11 Stoke City 2014 FIFA World Cup FW Shola Ameobi (1981-10-12) 12 October 1981 9 2 Crystal Palace 2014 FIFA World Cup FW Michael Uchebo (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 5 1 Boavista 2014 FIFA World Cup FW Victor Obinna (1987-03-25) 25 March 1987 48 13 Lokomotiv Moscow 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad

• ^RET = Retired from the national team.
• ^INJ = Withdrew because of an injury.

Records

As of 29 Mar. 2015

Most caps[23] # Player Caps Goals Career 1 Joseph Yobo 101 7 2001–2014 2 Vincent Enyeama 100 0 2002– 3 Nwankwo Kanu 86 13 1994–2011 4 Mudashiru Lawal 82 11 1975–1985 5 Jay-Jay Okocha 73 14 1993–2006 6 John Obi Mikel 69 4 2006– 7 Peter Odemwingie 65 11 2002– 8 Finidi George 62 6 1991–2002 9 Stephen Keshi 60 9 1981–1994 10 Peter Rufai 59 1 1981–1998 Top scorers[23] # Player Goals Caps Goals ratio Career 1 Rashidi Yekini 37 58 0.64 1983–1998 2 Segun Odegbami 22 47 0.47 1976–1981 3 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 21 58 0.36 2000–2012 4 Ikechukwu Uche 19 45 0.42 2007– 5 Obafemi Martins 18 40 0.45 2004– 6 Julius Aghahowa 14 31 0.45 2000–2007 Asuquo Ekpe 14 unk unk 1960–1965 Jay-Jay Okocha 14 73 0.19 1993–2006 Thompson Usiyan 14 unk unk 1976–1981 10 Daniel Amokachi 13 46 0.28 1990–1999 Nwankwo Kanu 13 86 0.15 1994–2011 Sunday Oyarekhua 13 30 0.42 1971–1976 Samson Siasia 13 46 0.28 1984–1998 Victor Obinna 13 48 0.27 2006–

Managers

Source^[24]

John Finch (1949) Elliot Williams (1954–1956) Les Courtier (1956–1960) Dominic Taylor (1960–1961) George Vardar (1961–1963) Joey Blackwell (1963–1964) Daniel Anyiam (1964–1965) József Ember (1965–1968) Sabino Barinaga (1968–1969) Peter 'Eto' Amaechina (1969–1970) Karl-Heinz Marotzke (1970–1971)

Jorge Penna (1972–1973) Karl-Heinz Marotzke (1974) Tihomir Jelisavčić (1974–1978) Otto Glória (1979–1982) Gottlieb Göller (1981) Festus Onigbinde (1983–1984) Chris Udemezue (1984–1986) Patrick Ekeji (1985) Paul Hamilton (1987–1989) Manfred Hoener (1988–1989) Clemens Westerhof (1989–1994)

Shaibu Amodu (1994–1995) Jo Bonfrere (1995–1996) Shaibu Amodu (1996–1997) Philippe Troussier (1997) Monday Sinclair (1997–1998) Bora Milutinović (1998) Thijs Libregts (1999) Jo Bonfrere (1999–2001) Shaibu Amodu (2001–2002) Festus Onigbinde (2002) Christian Chukwu (2002–2005)

Augustine Eguavoen (2005–2007) Berti Vogts (2007–2008) James Peters (2008) Shaibu Amodu (2008–2010) Lars Lagerbäck (2010) Augustine Eguavoen (2010) Samson Siasia (2010–2011) Stephen Keshi (2011–2014) Daniel Amokachi (2014–present)

References

External links

• GreenEagles.org – Unofficial Database of The Super Eagles of Nigeria
• RSSSF archive of results 1955–2008

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Football in Africa (CAF) National competitions Men Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship African Futsal Championship CAF Beach Soccer Championship Women African Women's Championship Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament All-Africa Games Youth competitions Men U-23 Championship U-20 Championship U-17 Championship All-Africa Games Women U-20 Cup for Women U-17 Cup for Women Club competitions Current Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Defunct CAF Cup Cup Winners' Cup Afro-Asian Championship Lists and awards African Footballer of the Year African Women's Footballer of the Year CAF Awards CAF 5-Year Ranking Sub-regions Northern Africa UNAF Western Africa WAFU Central Africa UNIFFAC Eastern Africa CECAFA Southern Africa COSAFA Arab League UAFA CAFOnline.com

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National football teams of Africa (CAF) North Africa (UNAF) Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia West Africa (WAFU) Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo East Africa (CECAFA) Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar1 Central Africa (UNIFFAC) Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe Southern Africa (COSAFA) Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe Non-regional Members Réunion1 1 Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

Africa Cup of Nations · Champions     1957:  Egypt 1959:  United Arab Republic 1962:  Ethiopia 1963:  Ghana 1965: Ghana 1968:  Congo-Kinshasa 1970:  Sudan 1972:  Congo 1974:  Zaire 1976:  Morocco 1978: Ghana 1980:  Nigeria 1982: Ghana 1984:  Cameroon 1986: Egypt 1988: Cameroon 1990:  Algeria 1992:  Ivory Coast 1994: Nigeria 1996:  South Africa 1998: Egypt 2000: Cameroon 2002: Cameroon 2004:  Tunisia 2006: Egypt 2008: Egypt 2010: Egypt 2012:  Zambia 2013: Nigeria 2015: Ivory Coast

Finalists 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Champions Egypt Runners-up Ghana Third place Nigeria Fourth place Algeria Eliminated in quarter-finals Angola Cameroon Ivory Coast Zambia Eliminated in group stage Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Malawi Mali Mozambique Togo Tunisia Qualification Squads 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Spain Runners-up Netherlands Third place Germany Fourth place Uruguay Eliminated in the quarter-finals Argentina Brazil Ghana Paraguay Eliminated in the round of 16 Chile England Japan Mexico Portugal Slovakia South Korea United States Eliminated in the group stage Algeria Australia Cameroon Denmark France Greece Honduras Italy Ivory Coast New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Serbia Slovenia South Africa Switzerland 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Winner Nigeria Second place Burkina Faso Third place Mali Fourth place Ghana Eliminated in quarterfinals Cape Verde Ivory Coast South Africa Togo Eliminated in group stage Algeria Angola Congo DR Ethiopia Morocco Niger Tunisia Zambia 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup finalists Champions Brazil Runners-up Spain Third place Italy Fourth place Uruguay Eliminated in the group stage Group A Japan Mexico Group B Nigeria Tahiti 2014 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Germany Runners-up Argentina Third place Netherlands Fourth place Brazil Eliminated in the quarter-finals Belgium Colombia Costa Rica France Eliminated in the round of 16 Algeria Chile Greece Mexico Nigeria Switzerland United States Uruguay Eliminated in the group stage Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina Cameroon Croatia Ecuador England Ghana Honduras Iran Italy Ivory Coast Japan Portugal Russia South Korea Spain 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014