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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
Men's footballers in Nigeria by competition (1 C) Pages in category "Nigerian men's footballers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,675 total.
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
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.
Pages in category "Nigeria Professional Football League players" The following 187 pages are in this category, out of 187 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kenny Adeleke (born 1983) – basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo (born Adétòkunbọ̀ in 1994) – 2-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA Finals MVP for the Milwaukee Bucks . His parents are Nigerian, and though he was born in Athens, Greece , he did not receive Greek citizenship until 2013.
The following is a list of athletes with dual nationality. It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi-autonomous regions within countries.
Nigeria finally reached the World Cup for the first time in 1994 after years of struggling to get there. They were managed by Clemens Westerhof. Nigeria topped their group which included Argentina, Bulgaria, and Greece. Nigeria defeated Bulgaria 3–0, lost to Argentina 1–2, and reached the second round after a 2–0 victory over Greece.