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The Nigeria national football team [i] represents Nigeria in Men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. [3] In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings.
This is a list of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from 2010 to 2019. During the decade, Nigeria played in several international tournaments and friendly matches. In the FIFA World Cup, they placed bottom in Group B in 2010, reached the Round of 16 in 2014, and placed third in Group D in 2018.
Players marked in bold are still active and eligible (meaning they have not retired) to play for the national team. Statistics correct as of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe on 13 June 2022 Position key: GK – Goalkeeper ; DF – Defender ; MF – Midfielder ; FW – Forward
Nigeria men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. [16] [17] Team roster. The following is the Nigerian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [18] Head coach: Samson Siasia
A list of current and former players who have played for the senior Nigeria national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Nigerian footballers .
The following table summarizes the all-time record for the Nigeria national football team. Nigeria has played matches against 92 current and former national teams, with the latest result, a loss against Argentina on 26 June 2018.
The following was the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June and confirmed on 14 July. [3] [4] On 31 July, Fernando Prass left the squad due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Weverton. [5] Head coach: Rogério Micale
The 16 teams in the men's tournament were drawn into four groups of four teams. [19] The teams were seeded into four pots based on their performances in the five previous Olympics (with more recent tournaments weighted higher), plus bonus points awarded to the six confederation qualifying champions (Japan, Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Fiji ...