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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2025
1.82m
Average age in 2025
25.1
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2025
Coaches in 2025
provided by Tony Hollner
Chelle, Éric (Coach)
Day of Birth
1977-11-11
Place of Birth
Abidjan
(Ivory Coast)
Height
1.75m
Matches
16
(11 /
5)
Players of Nigeria in 2025
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Nwabili, Stanley | 1996-06-10 | Goalkeeper |
|
Chippa United Port Elizabeth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Mustapha | 2000-01-18 | Goalkeeper |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harcourt, Ebenezer | 2009-10-21 | Goalkeeper |
|
Sporting Lagos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoye, Maduka | 1999-08-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Udinese Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ani, Henry | 2000-10-22 | Goalkeeper |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassey, Calvin | 1999-12-31 | Left Back |
|
Fulham FC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick, Benjamin | 2005-05-28 | Centre Back |
|
FCV Dender EH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troost-Ekong, William | 1993-09-01 | Centre Back |
|
Al-Kholood ar-Rass | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismaila, Sodiq | 2003-08-13 | Right Back |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyemaechi, Bruno | 1999-04-03 | Left Back |
|
Olympiakos Piraios | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajayi, Semi | 1993-11-09 | Centre Back |
|
Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aina, Ola | 1996-10-08 | Right Back |
|
Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanusi, Zaidu | 1997-06-13 | Left Back |
|
FC Porto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior, Nduka | 2003-08-01 | Centre Back |
|
Erbil FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwo, Abdulrafiu | 2002-04-20 | Left Back |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbu, Igoh | 2000-02-08 | Centre Back |
|
Slavia Praha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ngenge, Leonard | 2007-09-12 | Centre Back |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manyo, Stephen | 1996-05-04 | Centre Back |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Agu, Felix | 1999-09-27 | Left Back |
|
Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awaziem, Chidozie | 1997-01-13 | Centre Back |
|
FC Nantes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison, Austin | 2005-10-25 | Left Back |
|
Wolfsberger AC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyebuchi, Ifeanyi | 2000-04-04 | Centre Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndidi, Wilfred | 1996-12-16 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Beşiktaş JK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iwobi, Alex | 1996-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Fulham FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwueze, Samuel | 1999-05-22 | Right Midfielder |
|
Fulham FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyeka, Frank | 1998-01-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Brentford FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osayi-Samuel, Bright | 1997-12-31 | Right Midfielder |
|
Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olamilekan, Adedayo | 2001-08-09 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Raymond, Tochukwu | 2003-11-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Wolfsberger AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Qudus, Akanni | 2000-11-02 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dele-Bashiru, Fisayo | 2001-02-06 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Lazio Roma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyedika, Raphael | 2001-04-19 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Club Brugge | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uche, Christantus | 2003-05-19 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadi, Haruna | 2001-02-09 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Otaniyi, Taofeek | 2006-06-11 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel, Papa | 2002-01-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
NK Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oyowah, Alex | 2004-01-07 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugwueze, Chinemerem | 2001-05-20 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Plateau United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuf, Alhassan | 2000-07-18 | Centre Midfielder |
|
New England Revolution | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon, Moses | 1995-07-12 | Left Winger |
|
Paris FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osimhen, Victor | 1998-12-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Galatasaray SK | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lookman, Ademola | 1997-10-20 | Left Winger |
|
Atalanta Bergamo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alimi, Sikiru | 1996-03-23 | Centre Forward |
|
JS Saoura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dessers, Cyriel | 1994-12-08 | Centre Forward |
|
Panathinaikos AO | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adams, Akor | 2000-01-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Sevilla FC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ijoma, Anthony | 2005-05-07 | Centre Forward |
|
Radnik Bijeljina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arokodare, Tolu | 2000-11-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuf, Anas | 2004-02-01 | Left Winger |
|
Nasarawa United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Malik, Jabbar | 2003-12-30 | Left Winger |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Boniface, Victor | 2000-12-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Werder Bremen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tella, Nathan | 1999-07-05 | Right Winger |
|
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejuke, Chidera | 1998-01-02 | Left Winger |
|
Sevilla FC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temitope, Vincent | 1998-07-10 | Left Winger |
|
Plateau United | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adelani, Shola | 2006-12-10 | Right Winger |
|
Botev Plovdiv | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Obaje, Godwin | 1996-03-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1996-10-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Celtic Glasgow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olusegun, Olakunle | 2002-04-23 | Left Winger |
|
FK Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moffi, Terem | 1999-05-25 | Centre Forward |
|
OGC Nice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Ahmed | 1992-10-14 | Right Winger |
|
Kano Pillars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2025
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 |
|
|
0:2 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2025-03-25 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2025-05-28 |
|
|
1:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2025-05-31 |
|
|
2:2 (4:5) c | Friendly | ||
| 2025-06-06 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2025-07-28 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2025-07-31 |
|
|
2:2 p | Friendly | ||
| 2025-08-05 |
|
|
1:0 c | CHAN 2024 - Group D | ||
| 2025-08-12 |
|
|
4:0 c | CHAN 2024 - Group D | ||
| 2025-08-19 |
|
|
2:0 c | CHAN 2024 - Group D | ||
| 2025-09-06 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2025-09-09 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2025-10-10 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2025-10-14 |
|
|
4:0 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2025-11-13 |
|
|
4:1 AET c | World Cup 2026 - Play-Off Semi-Finals | ||
| 2025-11-16 |
|
|
1:1 (3:4) c | World Cup 2026 - Play-Off Final | ||
| 16 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2025
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 |
|
21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
|
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
|
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 604 | 285 | 159 | 160 | 928 |