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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2025
1.83m
Average age in 2025
24.5
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2025
Jersey in 2025

Coaches in 2025

Chelle, Éric (Coach)

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Chelle, Éric (Coach)

Day of Birth
1977-11-11
Place of Birth
Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Height
1.75m
Matches
20 (14 / 6)
Goto coach Éric Chelle

Players of Nigeria in 2025

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Nwabali, Stanley 1996-06-10 Goalkeeper South Africa Chippa United Port Elizabeth 12 0 0 1 0 0
Lawal, Mustapha 2000-01-18 Goalkeeper Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Harcourt, Ebenezer 2009-10-21 Goalkeeper Nigeria Sporting Lagos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okoye, Maduka 1999-08-28 Goalkeeper Italy Udinese Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
Uzoho, Francis 1998-10-28 Goalkeeper Cyprus Omonia Lefkosias 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ani, Henry 2000-10-22 Goalkeeper Nigeria Rivers United Port Harcourt 0 0 0 2 0 0
Obasogie, Amas 1999-12-14 Goalkeeper Tanzania Singida Black Stars 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bassey, Calvin 1999-12-31 Left Back England Fulham FC 11 0 1 0 0 0
Frederick, Benjamin 2005-05-28 Centre Back Belgium FCV Dender EH 7 0 0 0 0 0
Onyemaechi, Bruno 1999-04-03 Left Back Greece Olympiakos Piraios 6 5 0 0 1 0
Ajayi, Semi 1993-11-09 Centre Back England Hull City 6 1 1 0 1 0
Troost-Ekong, William 1993-09-01 Centre Back Qatar Al-Ahli Doha 5 2 1 0 0 0
Ismaila, Sodiq 2003-08-13 Right Back Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 5 0 0 2 0 0
Sanusi, Zaidu 1997-06-13 Left Back Portugal FC Porto 4 2 0 1 0 0
Aina, Ola 1996-10-08 Right Back England Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ogbu, Igoh 2000-02-08 Centre Back Czechia Slavia Praha 3 1 0 1 0 0
Junior, Nduka 2003-08-01 Centre Back Iraq Al-Najaf FC 3 0 0 2 0 0
Taiwo, Abdulrafiu 2002-04-20 Left Back Nigeria Rivers United Port Harcourt 3 0 0 2 0 0
Ngenge, Leonard 2007-09-12 Centre Back Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 2 0 0 1 0 0
Manyo, Stephen 1996-05-04 Centre Back Nigeria Rivers United Port Harcourt 1 1 0 1 0 0
Agu, Felix 1999-09-27 Left Back Germany Werder Bremen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alebiosu, Ryan 2001-12-17 Right Back England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Awaziem, Chidozie 1997-01-13 Centre Back France FC Nantes 0 4 0 1 0 1
Harrison, Austin 2005-10-25 Left Back Austria Wolfsberger AC 0 1 0 1 0 0
Onyebuchi, Ifeanyi 2000-04-04 Centre Back Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ndidi, Wilfred 1996-12-16 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 12 0 1 0 0 0
Iwobi, Alex 1996-05-03 Left Midfielder England Fulham FC 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chukwueze, Samuel 1999-05-22 Right Midfielder England Fulham FC 9 2 1 0 0 0
Onyeka, Frank 1998-01-01 Defensive Midfielder England Coventry City 6 2 2 1 0 0
Osayi-Samuel, Bright 1997-12-31 Right Midfielder England Birmingham City 6 2 0 1 0 0
Dele-Bashiru, Fisayo 2001-02-06 Centre Midfielder Italy Lazio Roma 3 2 0 1 0 0
Olamilekan, Adedayo 2001-08-09 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 3 0 0 2 0 1
Raymond, Tochukwu 2003-11-30 Centre Midfielder Austria Wolfsberger AC 3 0 0 2 0 0
Onyedika, Raphael 2001-04-19 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 2 2 2 1 0 0
Qudus, Akanni 2000-11-02 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 2 1 0 1 1 0
Uche, Christantus 2003-05-19 Attacking Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Hadi, Haruna 2001-02-09 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 1 1 0 1 0 0
Otaniyi, Taofeek 2006-06-11 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Rivers United Port Harcourt 1 0 0 0 1 0
Daniel, Papa 2002-01-01 Defensive Midfielder Slovenia NK Celje 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oyowah, Alex 2004-01-07 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nnadi, Tochukwu 2003-06-30 Defensive Midfielder France Olympique Marseille 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ugwueze, Chinemerem 2001-05-20 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Plateau United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yusuf, Alhassan 2000-07-18 Centre Midfielder USA New England Revolution 0 1 0 0 0 0
Akinsanmiro, Ebenezer 2004-11-25 Centre Midfielder Italy Pisa SC 0 0 0 1 0 0
Osimhen, Victor 1998-12-29 Centre Forward Turkey Galatasaray SK 10 0 9 0 0 0
Simon, Moses 1995-07-12 Left Winger France Paris FC 9 5 1 0 0 0
Lookman, Ademola 1997-10-20 Left Winger Spain Atlético Madrid 9 0 2 0 1 0
Adams, Akor 2000-01-29 Centre Forward Spain Sevilla FC 4 3 2 0 0 0
Alimi, Sikiru 1996-03-23 Centre Forward Algeria JS Saoura 4 0 1 1 0 0
Dessers, Cyriel 1994-12-08 Centre Forward Greece Panathinaikos AO 3 1 1 0 1 0
Ijoma, Anthony 2005-05-07 Centre Forward Bosnia & Herzegovina Radnik Bijeljina 2 1 0 1 0 0
Arokodare, Tolu 2000-11-23 Centre Forward England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 9 2 0 0 0
Yusuf, Anas 2004-02-01 Left Winger Nigeria Nasarawa United 1 1 1 1 0 1
Onuachu, Paul 1994-05-28 Centre Forward Turkey Trabzonspor 1 1 1 1 0 0
Malik, Jabbar 2003-12-30 Left Winger Nigeria Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode 1 1 0 1 1 0
Boniface, Victor 2000-12-23 Centre Forward Germany Werder Bremen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tella, Nathan 1999-07-05 Right Winger Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ejuke, Chidera 1998-01-02 Left Winger Spain Sevilla FC 0 3 1 1 0 0
Temitope, Vincent 1998-07-10 Left Winger Nigeria Plateau United 0 2 0 1 0 0
Adelani, Shola 2006-12-10 Right Winger Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 0 2 0 0 1 0
Obaje, Godwin 1996-03-12 Centre Forward Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 2 0 0 1 0
Iheanacho, Kelechi 1996-10-03 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 0 2 0 0 0 0
Olusegun, Olakunle 2002-04-23 Left Winger Russia FK Nizhny Novgorod 0 2 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Salim Fago 2003-01-15 Centre Forward Croatia Istra 1961 Pula 0 1 0 0 1 0
Moffi, Terem 1999-05-25 Centre Forward Portugal FC Porto 0 1 0 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Nigeria Kano Pillars 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2025

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2025-03-21
Rwanda
Rwanda
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Rwanda vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Stade Amahoro
2025-03-25
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Zimbabwe
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
2025-05-28
Ghana
Ghana
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Ghana vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Brentford Community Stadium
2025-05-31
Jamaica
Jamaica
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 (4:5) c
Jamaica vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Brentford Community Stadium
2025-06-06
Russia
Russia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Russia vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Luzhniki Stadium
2025-07-28
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Zanzibar vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Mao Zedong Stadium
2025-07-31
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 p
Zanzibar vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Mao Zedong Stadium
2025-08-05
Senegal
Senegal
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Senegal vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2024 - Group D
Amaan Stadium
2025-08-12
Sudan
Sudan
Nigeria
Nigeria
4:0 c
Sudan vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2024 - Group D
Amaan Stadium
2025-08-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
Congo
Congo
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Congo
CHAN 2024 - Group D
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
2025-09-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Rwanda
Rwanda
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Rwanda
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
2025-09-09
South Africa
South Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
South Africa vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Free State Stadium
2025-10-10
Lesotho
Lesotho
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Lesotho vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Peter Mokaba Stadium
2025-10-14
Nigeria
Nigeria
Benin
Benin
4:0 c
Nigeria vs. Benin
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
2025-11-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Gabon
Gabon
4:1 AET c
Nigeria vs. Gabon
World Cup 2026 - Play-Off Semi-Finals
Stade Moulay Hassan
2025-11-16
Nigeria
Nigeria
DR Congo
DR Congo
1:1 (3:4) c
Nigeria vs. DR Congo
World Cup 2026 - Play-Off Final
Stade Moulay Hassan
2025-12-16
Egypt
Egypt
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Egypt vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
2025-12-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Tanzania
Tanzania
2:1 c
Nigeria vs. Tanzania
African 2025 - Group C
Complexe Sportif de Fès
2025-12-27
Nigeria
Nigeria
Tunisia
Tunisia
3:2 c
Nigeria vs. Tunisia
African 2025 - Group C
Complexe Sportif de Fès
2025-12-30
Uganda
Uganda
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:3 c
Uganda vs. Nigeria
African 2025 - Group C
Complexe Sportif de Fès
20 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2025

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
40 13 13 14 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
26 9 8 9 33
Algeria
Algeria
22 10 3 9 39
Tunisia
Tunisia
22 8 7 7 37
Egypt
Egypt
20 8 6 6 36
Cameroon
Cameroon
20 10 5 5 34
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
South Africa
South Africa
18 9 7 2 32
Sudan
Sudan
17 10 4 3 31
Togo
Togo
16 8 4 4 28
Liberia
Liberia
16 12 1 3 33
Senegal
Senegal
15 7 4 4 18
Morocco
Morocco
15 5 2 8 21
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
15 9 4 2 30
Kenya
Kenya
14 12 2 0 33
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
14 9 5 0 28
Benin
Benin
14 10 2 2 24
Guinea
Guinea
14 4 5 5 14
Angola
Angola
13 4 7 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
12 6 5 1 19
Congo
Congo
12 7 3 2 16
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Rwanda
Rwanda
9 4 4 1 9
Uganda
Uganda
9 3 2 4 8
Gabon
Gabon
8 5 2 1 14
DR Congo
DR Congo
7 4 1 2 17
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 3 3 1 14
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Mozambique
Mozambique
7 6 1 0 16
Tanzania
Tanzania
6 4 2 0 9
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 3 0 1 4
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Iran
Iran
3 2 1 0 3
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
3 1 1 1 4
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 1 0 1 2
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
2 0 2 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Thailand
Thailand
2 0 2 0 1
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 0 0 1 1
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
Colombia
Colombia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
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