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Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in international men's football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings. The team has qualified for…

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Appearances
6 (first in 1994, last in 2018) · 21 (first in 1963) · 3 (first in 2014) · 1 (first in 1995) · 2 (first in 1995)
Association
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
Best result
Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) · Champions (1980, 1994, 2013) · Runners-up (2018) · Champions (1995) · Fourth place (1995)
Captain
Wilfred Ndidi
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Current
26 (20 July 2026)

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Nigeria national football team

Nodes273
Edges272
Triples31
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007326
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Appearances · 5
Nigeria national football team → 1 (first in 1995), 2 (first in 1995), 21 (first in 1963), 3 (first in 2014), 6 (first in 1994, last in 2018)
Best result · 5
Nigeria national football team → Champions (1980, 1994, 2013), Champions (1995), Fourth place (1995), Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014), Runners-up (2018)
Association · 1
Nigeria national football team → Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
Captain · 1
Nigeria national football team → Wilfred Ndidi
Confederation · 1
Nigeria national football team → CAF (Africa)
Current · 1
Nigeria national football team → 26 (20 July 2026)
FIFA code · 1
Nigeria national football team → NGA
Head coach · 1
Nigeria national football team → Éric Chelle
Highest · 1
Nigeria national football team → 5 (April 1994)
Home stadium · 1
Nigeria national football team → Various[ii]

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Nigeria national football teamAppearances6 (first in 1994, last in 2018)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamAppearances21 (first in 1963)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamAppearances3 (first in 2014)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamAppearances1 (first in 1995)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamAppearances2 (first in 1995)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamAssociationNigeria Football Federation (NFF)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamBest resultRound of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamBest resultChampions (1980, 1994, 2013)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamBest resultRunners-up (2018)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamBest resultChampions (1995)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamBest resultFourth place (1995)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamCaptainWilfred Ndidi1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamConfederationCAF (Africa)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamCurrent26 (20 July 2026)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamFIFA codeNGA1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamHead coachÉric Chelle1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamHighest5 (April 1994)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamHome stadiumVarious[ii]1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamLowest82 (November 1999)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamMost capsAhmed Musa (110)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamNicknameSuper Eagles[i]1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamSub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)1.00infobox
Nigeria national football teamTop scorerRashidi Yekini (37)1.00infobox

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