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

Individual records

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Player records

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As of 10 June 2024[1]
Players in bold are still active with Nigeria.

Most appearances

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Ahmed Musa is Nigeria's most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ahmed Musa 111 16 2010–2025
2 Vincent Enyeama 101 0 2002–2015
Joseph Yobo 101 7 2001–2014
4 Mikel John Obi 91 6 2005–2019
5 Alex Iwobi 90 10 2015–present
6 Nwankwo Kanu 86 12 1994–2011
Mudashiru Lawal 86 11 1975–1985
Moses Simon 86 10 2015–present
9 William Troost-Ekong 83 8 2015–2025
10 Jay-Jay Okocha 73 14 1993–2006

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Rashidi Yekini 37 62 0.6 1983–1998
2 Victor Osimhen 35 45 0.69 2017–present
3 Segun Odegbami 22 47 0.47 1976–1981
4 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 21 58 0.36 2000–2012
5 Ikechukwu Uche 19 46 0.41 2007–2014
6 Obafemi Martins 18 42 0.43 2004–2015
7 Samson Siasia 17 49 0.35 1984–1998
8 Odion Ighalo 16 37 0.43 2015–2019
Ahmed Musa 16 111 0.15 2010–2025
10 Kelechi Iheanacho 15 55 0.27 2015–present

11 ||align=left| Destiny Ozegbe || 77 || 65 || 1.18 || 2015–present

Manager records

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Team records

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Competition records

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FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did not qualify
England 1966 Withdrew[n 1][2]
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994 Round of 16 9th 4 2 0 2 7 4
France 1998 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 6 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 27th 3 0 1 2 1 3
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Group stage 27th 3 0 1 2 3 5
Brazil 2014 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 3 5
Russia 2018 Group stage 21st 3 1 0 2 3 4
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Total Round of 16 6/22 21 6 3 12 23 30
Notes
  1. ^ All African nations withdrew due to a lack of qualifying berths.

African Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Withdrew
Ghana 1963 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 3 10
Tunisia 1965 Withdrew
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 Withdrew
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 11 10
Ghana 1978 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 8 5
Nigeria 1980 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 8 1
Libya 1982 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 5
Ivory Coast 1984 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 7 8
Egypt 1986 Did not qualify
Morocco 1988 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 5 3
Algeria 1990 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 5 6
Senegal 1992 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 8 5
Tunisia 1994 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 9 3
South Africa 1996 Withdrew
Burkina Faso 1998 Banned
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 12 5
Mali 2002 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 4 2
Tunisia 2004 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 5
Egypt 2006 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 7 3
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 3 3
Angola 2010 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 6 4
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify
South Africa 2013 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 4
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Did not qualify
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 9 7
Cameroon 2021 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 6 2
Ivory Coast 2023 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 8 4
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 3 Titles 20/34 104 57 24 23 146 95
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via a penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 12 8
Rwanda 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 5 3
Morocco 2018 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 7 6
Cameroon 2020 Did not qualify
Algeria 2022
Total Runners-up 3/7 15 8 4 3 24 17

WAFU Nations Cup

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WAFU Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2010 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14
Nigeria 2011 Runners-up 2nd 4 1 0 0 9
Ghana 2013 Did not enter
Ghana 2017 Runners-up 2nd 4 1 0 0 9
Senegal 2019 Quarter-finals
Total 1 Title 4/5 13 7 0 0 32 9

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995 Fourth place 4th 3 1 2 0 4 1 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 7 6 Squad
Russia 2017 Did not qualify
Total Fourth place 2/10 6 2 2 2 11 7 -

Head-to-head record

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The following table summarizes the all-time record for the Nigeria. Nigeria has played matches against 92 current and former national teams, with the latest result, a won against  Morocco on 14 January 2026.

  1. ^ Includes matches against  Upper Volta.
  2. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.
  3. ^ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

References

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  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Nigeria - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "VIII WORLD CUP (ENGLAND 1966) QUALIFYING STAGE". Lingua Sport. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
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