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All five matches have been won by Argentina, but all were by a one-goal margin (2–1 in 1994, 1–0 in 2002, 1–0 in 2010, 3–2 in 2014 and 2–1 in 2018) and have been tightly contested. To date, Nigeria has recorded two wins against Argentina's six, with the victories occurring during friendly matches .
The Nigeria national football team represents the nation of Nigeria in international football. It is fielded by the Nigeria Football Federation and competes as a member of Confederation of African Football. [1] [2]
The team represents Nigeria at the WAFU Nations Cup and the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. They are also known as the CHAN Eagles . The CHAN Eagles came third at the 2014 African Nations Championship , at the 2018 edition hosted in Morocco , Nigeria reached the final but lost 4–0 to the hosts.
FIFA World Cup record ; Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA; 1930: Did not enter: 1934: 1938: 1950: 1954: 1958: 1962: Did not qualify: 1966: Withdrew [n 1] [2]: 1970 ...
Nwankwo Kanu (listen ⓘ) OON (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Nigerian club Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Dutch side Ajax, Inter Milan of Italy, and English clubs Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth. [5]
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In June 2018 he was named in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 16 ] Troost-Ekong was named in the country's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations , [ 17 ] where he scored an 89th-minute winner against South Africa to send his team through to the semi-finals on the way to a third-place finish.
The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world [1], with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Nigeria has reached the FIFA World Cup on six occasions, the first being in 1994 where they reached the second round.