Nigeria national football team facts for kids
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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) |
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| Top scorer | Rashidi Yekini (37) | |||||||||
| Home stadium | Moshood Abiola National Stadium | |||||||||
| FIFA code | NGA | |||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||
| Current | 46  2 (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 5 (April 1994) | |||||||||
| Lowest | 82 (November 1999) | |||||||||
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| Current | 42  2 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 15 (31 May 2004) | |||||||||
| Lowest | 72 (27 December 1964) | |||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria  (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949) |
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| Biggest win | ||||||||||
Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey  (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||
 Gold Coast and  British Togoland7–0 Nigeria (Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955) |
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| 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) | |||||||||
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Medal record
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Nigeria national football team is the national football team of Nigeria.
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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.
Caps and goals current as of 17 November 2019 after the match against Lesotho.
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| GK | Dele Alampasu | 24 December 1996 | 1 | 0 |  Ventspils |
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| GK | Maduka Okoye | 28 August 1999 | 1 | 0 |  Sparta Rotterdam |
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| GK | Tobias Lawal | 7 June 2000 | 0 | 0 |  LASK |
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| GK | Mathew Yakubu | 9 March 1999 | 0 | 0 |  iClinic Sereď |
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| DF | Kenneth Omeruo | 17 October 1993 | 52 | 1 |  Leganés |
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| DF | William Troost-Ekong | 1 September 1993 | 42 | 2 |  Watford |
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| DF | Leon Balogun | 28 June 1988 | 32 | 0 |  Rangers |
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| DF | Chidozie Awaziem | 1 January 1997 | 17 | 1 |  Boavista |
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| DF | Ola Aina | 8 October 1996 | 17 | 0 | Fulham |
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| DF | Jamilu Collins | 5 August 1994 | 15 | 0 |  Paderborn 07 |
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| DF | Semi Ajayi | 8 October 1993 | 11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
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| DF | Tyronne Ebuehi | 16 December 1995 | 7 | 0 | Twente |
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| DF | Kevin Akpoguma | 19 April 1995 | 0 | 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
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| DF | Zaidu Sanusi | 13 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | Porto |
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| MF | Samuel Kalu | 26 August 1997 | 14 | 2 |  Bordeaux |
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| MF | Samuel Chukwueze | 22 May 1999 | 13 | 2 | Villarreal |
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| MF | Mikel Agu | 27 May 1993 | 6 | 0 | Vitória de Guimarães |
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| MF | Frank Onyeka | 1 January 1998 | 0 | 0 |  Midtjylland |
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| MF | Samson Tijani | 17 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | Hartberg |
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| FW | Ahmed Musa | 14 October 1992 | 91 | 15 |  Al-Nassr |
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| FW | Alex Iwobi | 3 May 1996 | 40 | 7 | Everton |
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| FW | Moses Simon | 12 July 1995 | 33 | 5 | Nantes |
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| FW | Kelechi Ịheanachọ | 3 October 1996 | 25 | 8 | Leicester City |
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| FW | Paul Onuachu | 28 May 1994 | 7 | 1 |  Genk |
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| FW | Cyriel Dessers | 8 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | Genk |
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| FW | Chidera Ejuke | 2 January 1998 | 0 | 0 |  CSKA Moscow |
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Recent call-ups
Images for kids
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The Nigeria "UK Tourists" national team prior to their tour of the UK in 1949. The team were known among the West African nations at the time as the "Red Devils" due to their red shirts.
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Argentina versus Nigeria in a friendly match on 14 November 2017
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Nigeria starting eleven versus Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Nigerian football supporters at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
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Abuja home stadium
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Countries qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup are shown in dark green
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Nigeria played against South Korea at 2010 FIFA World Cup
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Nigeria vs Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Vincent Enyeama is Nigeria's most capped player alongside former Captain Joseph Yobo
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