Nigeria national football team
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The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in international men's football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings. The team has qualified for six of the last nine FIFA World Cups, missing…
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2026· 26 entries
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Won: Champions (4) with Unity Cup (2026).
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Public attention spiked: 5,952 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 1,662, with 12 article edits. Editors noted: Current squad
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2025· 2 entries
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2025).
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Won: Champions (4) with Unity Cup (2025).
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2023· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (5) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2023).
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2022· 1 entry
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fact checker rated the claim “The Nigerian national team arrived in Cameroon wearing military uniforms to compete in the 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations.” misleading.
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2019· 2 entries
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2019).
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Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E, Visitors South Africa stunned Nigeria in the opening game of the qualifiers in Uyo
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2018· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (1) with CAF African Nations Championship (2018).
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2017· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (2) with WAFU Nations Cup (2017).
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2014· 2 entries
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Won: Third place (1) with CAF African Nations Championship (2014).
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Won: Champions (1) with Unity World Cup (2014).
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2013· 2 entries
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Won award: African National Team of the Year (3) (2013).
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Won: Champions (3) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
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Won: Champions (1) with Catalonia International Trophy (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (2) with WAFU Nations Cup (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
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Won: Champions (1) with WAFU Nations Cup (2010).
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2010).
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2006· 1 entry
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (1) with WAFU Unity Cup (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2004).
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Won: Champions (4) with Unity Cup (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
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Won: Champions (1) with LG Cup (2003).
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2002· 2 entries
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Won: Champions (4) with Unity Cup (2002).
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2002).
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2000· 3 entries
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Won: Runners-up (5) with CAF African Cup of Nations (2000).
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Won award: FIFA Best Mover of the Year (1) (2000).
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Returned to the Cup of Nations and were the runner-up and subsequently finished in third place at the 2002, 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
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1998· 2 entries
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Won: Champions (1) with Lunar New Year Cup (1998).
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Nigeria returned to the World Cup alongside Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa
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1996· 3 entries
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Won award: World Soccer Team of the Year (1) (1996).
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The team withdrew from that year's African Cup of Nations under pressure from the country's military dictator Sani Abacha due to the criticism received from the tournament hosts South Africa and especially its president
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(3–2 to Nigeria), and 2008 (1–0 to Argentina)
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1995· 2 entries
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Won: Champions (1) with Afro-Asian Cup of Nations (1995).
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Which saw Nigeria hold the South Americans to a 0–0 draw
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1994· 3 entries
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Won award: African National Team of the Year (3) (1994).
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Won: Champions (3) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1994).
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1–0 in 2002, 1–0 in 2010, 3–2 in 2014 and 2–1 in 2018) and have been tightly contested
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1993· 1 entry
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Won award: African National Team of the Year (3) (1993).
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1992· 3 entries
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Won: Runners-up (1) with Ethiopia Tournament (1992).
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1992).
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And 1994, they finished third in 1992 and won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, which was the second time they won the tournament
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1990· 2 entries
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Won: Runners-up (5) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1990).
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Won: Champions (2) with CEDEAO Cup (1990).
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1988· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (5) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1988).
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1987· 1 entry
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Won: Third place (1) with West African Nations Cup (1987).
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1984· 2 entries
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Won: Runners-up (5) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1984).
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1988 and 2000, Nigeria reached the Cup of Nations final, losing to Cameroon
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1983· 1 entry
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Won: Runners-up (1) with CEDEAO Cup (1983).
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1980· 2 entries
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Won: Champions (3) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1980).
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With players such as Segun Odegbami and Best Ogedegbe, the team, led by Christian Chukwu, won the African Cup for the first time in Lagos
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1978· 2 entries
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1978).
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Won: Silver medal (1) with African Games1 (1978).
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1977· 1 entry
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Won: Champions (2) with CEDEAO Cup (1977).
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1976· 2 entries
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Won: Third place (9) with CAF African Cup of Nations (1976).
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Came back to the Cup of Nations with third-place finishes in both the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations
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1973· 1 entry
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Won: Gold medal (1) with African Games1 (1973).
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1963· 1 entry
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When they were drawn in a group with Sudan, and the then United Arab Republic
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1960· 1 entry
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And since then, Nigeria has proved to be a more dominating team, but in all three AFCON Final matches in 1984, 1988 and 2000, Cameroon prevailed over Nigeria
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1938· 1 entry
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When they played the Gold Coast with a team of Lagos-based players
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