The following is a list of the Nigeria national football team's competitive records and statistics.
Individual records Player records
Players in bold are still active with Nigeria.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1 Ahmed Musa 111 18 2010–20252 Vincent Enyeama 101 0 2002–2015 Alex Iwobi 101 10 2015–present 4 Joseph Yobo 101 7 2001–2014 5 Moses Simon 99 12 2015–present 6 Mikel John Obi 91 6 2005–2019 7 Nwankwo Kanu 86 12 1994–2011 Mudashiru Lawal 86 11 1975–1985 9 William Troost-Ekong 83 8 2015–2025 10 Jay-Jay Okocha 73 14 1993–2006
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer 1 Rashidi Yekini 37 62 1983–1998 2 Victor Osimhen 3545 9 2017–present 3 Segun Odegbami 22 47 1976–19814 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 21 58 2000–2012 5 Ikechukwu Uche 19 46 2007–2014 6 Obafemi Martins 18 42 2004–2015 7 Samson Siasia 17 49 1984–19988 Odion Ighalo 16 37 2015–2019Ahmed Musa 16 111 2010–2025 10 Kelechi Iheanacho 15 58 2015–present 11 Destiny Ozegbe 77 65 2015–present
Manager records
Team records
Competition records FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPosition 1930Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962Did not qualify 1966WithdrewAll African nations withdrew due to a lack of qualifying berths. 1970 Did not qualify 1974 1978 19821986 1990 1994Round of 169th420274 1998Round of 1612th420269 2002Group stage27th301213 2006 Did not qualify 2010Group stage27th301235 2014Round of 1616th411235 2018 Group stage21st310234 2022Did not qualify 2026 2030To be determinedTotalRound of 166/222163122330 Notes
African Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1957Not affiliated to CAF 1959 1962Withdrew 1963Group stage6th2002310 1965Withdrew 1968Did not qualify 1970Withdrew 1972Did not qualify 1974 1976Third place3rd63121110 1978Third place3rd522185 1980Champions1st541081 1982Group stage6th310245 1984Runners-up2nd513178 1986Did not qualify 1988Runners-up2nd513153 1990Runners-up2nd530256 1992Third place3rd540185 1994Champions1st532093 1996Withdrew 1998Banned 2000Runners-up2nd6420125 2002Third place3rd632142 2004Third place3rd6411115 2006Third place3rd641173 2008Quarter-finals7th411233 2010Third place3rd631264 2012Did not qualify 2013Champions1st64 20114 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019Third place3rd750297 2021Round of 169th430162 2023Runners-up2nd742184 2025To be determined 2027Total3 Titles20/3410457242314695 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via a penalty shoot-out. **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
African Nations Championship
African Nations Championship recordYearRoundPosition* 2009Did not qualify 2011 2014Third place3rd6321128 2016Group stage10th311153 2018Runners-up2nd641176 2020Did not qualify 2022 Total Runners-up 3/7 15 8 4 3 24 17
WAFU Nations Cup WAFU Nations Cup recordYearRoundPosition 2010Champions1st550014 2011Runners-up2nd41009 2013Did not enter 2017Runners-up2nd41009 2019Quarter-finalsTotal1 Title4/513700329
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPosition*Squad 1992Did not qualify 1995Fourth place4th312041Squad 1997Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013Group stage5th310276Squad 2017Did not qualifyTotalFourth place2/106222117-
Olympic Games
Olympic Games recordAppearances: 3YearRoundPosition1900–1948Part of Great Britain 1952Did not enter 1956 1960Did not qualify 1964 1968Group stage14th301249 1972Did not qualify 1976Withdrew after qualifying 1980Group stage13th301225 1984Did not qualify 1988Group stage15th300318 1992Banned Since 1992See Nigeria national under-23 football team TotalGroup stage3/199027722
African Games
African Games recordYearResultPldWDLGFGA 1965Did not qualify 1973Gold Medal5410147 1978Silver Medal522142 1987Did not qualify1991–presentSee Nigeria national under-23 football teamTotalGold Medal000000 Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
Head-to-head record 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 drew against Russia on 6 October 2026.
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % 23 9 4 10 31 29 +2 39.13% 12 4 6 2 11 8 +3 33.33% 9 2 1 6 13 15 –2 22.22% 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0% 26 21 3 2 68 13 +55 80.76% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3 0% 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 17 10 6 1 34 10 +24 58.82% 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 26 13 9 4 39 20 +19 50.00% 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2 0% 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 33.33% 1 0 0 1 0 5 –5 0% 4 0 1 3 1 4 –3 0% 13 7 7 3 16 10 +6 53.84% 11 5 1 5 10 17 –7 45.45% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 0% 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2 0% 1 0 0 1 1 4 –3 0% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0% 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 21 8 6 7 30 27 +3 38.09% 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 0% 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 75.00% 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 50.00% 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50.005% 10 8 1 1 24 5 +19 80.00% 2 1 0 1 1 2 –1 50.00% 10 6 3 1 20 7 +13 60.00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100% 3 0 0 3 1 3 –2 0% 57 14 21 22 56 81 –25 24.56% 4 1 1 2 3 4 –1 25.00% 19 6 7 6 22 19 +3 31.57% 5 3 0 2 4 4 0 60.00% 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1 50.00% 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 66.67% 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 50.00% 29 8 11 10 33 29 +4 27.58% 8 3 4 1 12 7 +5 37.50% 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50.00% 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 0% 14 12 2 0 33 7 +26 85.71% 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100% 5 0 2 3 6 9 –3 0% 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 83.33% 16 11 2 3 30 12 +18 68.75% 7 6 0 1 14 4 +8 85.71% 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100% 5 4 1 1 7 3 +4 75.00% 8 6 2 0 20 9 +11 75.00% 12 6 3 3 17 12 +5 50.00% 7 0 4 3 7 13 –6 0% 12 3 3 6 8 14 –6 25.00% 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 83.33% 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 75.00% 1 0 0 1 1 5 –4 0% 6 5 1 0 15 2 +13 83.33% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0% 2 1 1 0 2 4 –2 0% 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00% 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0% 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 66.67% 2 0 0 2 0 5 –5 0% 5 0 2 3 4 9 –5 0% 9 4 4 1 9 3 +6 44.44% 2 2 0 0 16 0 +16 100% 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0% 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 50.00% 20 8 6 6 21 21 0 40.00% 2 0 0 2 0 5 –5 0% 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100% 18 11 5 2 38 18 +20 61.11% 17 7 8 2 25 12 +13 41.17% 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 50.00% 16 9 4 3 29 18 +11 56.25% 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 100% 9 6 3 0 13 4 +9 66.67% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0% 19 8 7 4 34 25 +9 42.10% 22 6 10 6 23 28 –5 27.27% 9 3 2 4 8 7 +1 33.33% 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0% 2 0 0 2 3 5 –2 0% 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100% 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 100% 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 18 7 6 5 16 20 –4 38.89% 10 5 4 1 18 6 +12 50.00%Total 682 341 202 139 1,287 686 +601 50.00%
References
External links Nigeria National Football Team List of Results - RSSSF.com Nigeria National Football Team List of Results - 11v11.com History of Jalco Cup 1951-1959 - RSSF.com History of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Cup 1959-1967 - RSSF.com History of Azikiwe Cup 1961-1967 - RSSF.com