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| Federation founded: 1945 |
| FIFA member since: 1959 |
| Confederation: CAF |
| Colours: Green and white |
| Nickname: The Super Eagles |
| World Cups qualified for: 6 (of 21) |
| Best results: Round of 16 in 1994, 1998, 2014 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 21
|
W 6
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D 3
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L 12
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GF 23
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GA 30
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Pts 21
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Nigeria
is 29th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
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| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
- |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
- |
| Biggest win |
3-0 vs Bulgaria 1994 |
| Biggest loss |
1-4 vs Denmark 1998 |
| Most wins in a row |
2 |
| Most losses in a row |
4 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
3 |
| Longest run without win |
9 |
| Longest run qualifying |
3 (1994-02) & (2010- ) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
8 (1962-90) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
- |
| NGR vs Europe |
W6 - D1 - L6 |
| NGR vs South America |
W0 - D0 - L6 |
| NGR vs Asia |
W0 - D2 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Joseph Yobo |
10 |
2002-14 |
| Augustine Okocha |
9 |
1994-02 |
| Vincent Enyeama |
8 |
2002-14 |
| Peter Rufai |
8 |
1994-98 |
| Finidi George |
8 |
1994-98 |
| Sunday Oliseh |
8 |
1994-98 |
| Rashidi Yekini |
8 |
1994-98 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Ahmed Musa |
4 |
2014-18 |
| Daniel Amokachi |
2 |
1994-98 |
| Emmanuel Amunike |
2 |
1994 |
| Kalu Uche |
2 |
2010 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1994 1R Bulgaria W 3-0
1R Argentina L 1-2
1R Greece W 2-0
2R Italy [aet] L 1-2
1998 1R Spain W 3-2
1R Bulgaria W 1-0
1R Paraguay L 1-3
2R Denmark L 1-4
2002 1R Argentina L 0-1
1R Sweden L 1-2
1R England D 0-0
2010 1R Argentina L 0-1
1R Greece L 1-2
1R South Korea D 2-2
2014 1R Iran D 0-0
1R Bosnia-Herzegovina W 1-0
1R Argentina L 2-3
2R France L 0-2
2018 1R Croatia L 0-2
1R Iceland W 2-0
1R Argentina L 1-2
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