Nigeria national football team
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Nigeria national football team is the national football team of Nigeria.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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) | |||||||||||
Top scorer | Rashidi Yekini (37) | |||||||||||
Home stadium | Moshood Abiola National Stadium | |||||||||||
FIFA code | NGA | |||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||
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