Nigeria national football team

Nigeria

Nickname(s)	Super Eagles
Association	Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Gernot Rohr
Captain	John Mikel Obi
Most caps	Vincent Enyeama (101) Joseph Yobo (101)
Top scorer	Rashidi Yekini (37)
Home stadium	Abuja National Stadium
FIFA code	NGA
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FIFA ranking
Current	Template:FIFA World Rankings
Highest	5 (April 1994)
Lowest	82 (November 1999)
Elo ranking
Current	Template:World Football Elo Ratings
Highest	15 (31 May 2004)
Lowest	72 (27 December 1964)
First international
25px Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959)
Biggest defeat
Gold Coast and Britainborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Britain British Togoland 7–0 Nigeria (Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1994)
Best result	Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	18 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1980, 1994, 2013)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2014)
Best result	Runners up (2018)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1995)
Best result	Fourth Place (1995)
Medal record

Nigeria national football team is the national football team of Nigeria.

Top scorers

Pos	Player	Goals	Apps	Career
1	Rashidi Yekini	37	58	1985-1998
2	Segun Odegbami	24		1976-1989
3	Sunday Oyarekhua	17		1971-1975
3	Yakubu	17		2001-present
5	Samson Siasia	16		1989-1998
6	Thompson Usiyan	15		1976-1978
7	Daniel Amokachi	14		1990-1997
7	Jay-Jay Okocha	14		1993-2005
7	Julius Aghahowa	14		2000-2005
10	Nwankwo Kanu	13	75	1995-2007
10	Obafemi Martins	13		2004-2007