Nigeria’s senior men’s national team, known as the Super Eagles, stands at the centre of the country’s football identity. The page brings together its latest selection snapshot, coaching chronology, competition record and a concise profile of the federation, traditions and venues surrounding the side. Emerald green and white remain central to its visual character, while the team’s reputation rests on expressive attacking football, major African rivalries and a deep connection between national pride and the game.
Nigeria Upcoming matches by league
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
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- Group Stage - 1
Nigeria
Madagascar
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- Group Stage - 2Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria
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- Group Stage - 3
NigeriaNo H2HTanzania
Nigeria Last matches by league
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Friendlies
Africa Cup of Nations
World Cup - Qualification Africa
African Nations Championship
Nigeria Team Roster
Nigeria’s latest recorded senior selection contains 43 players: 12 attackers, 11 defenders, 15 midfielders and five goalkeepers. The forward options include A. Lookman, S. Chukwueze, M. Simon and P. Onuachu, while C. Bassey, S. Ajayi, B. Osayi-Samuel and Z. Sanusi form the listed defensive group. Midfield depth features W. Ndidi, A. Iwobi, F. Onyeka, R. Onyedika and F. Dele-Bashiru. M. Okoye, F. Uzoho and A. Adeleye are among the listed goalkeepers. The roster reflects a broad selection pool rather than a match-day starting lineup.
position Goalkeeper
M. Atata
Arthur Chukwuezugo Okonkwo
Adebayo Adeleye
Maduka Emilio Okoye
Francis Odinaka Uzoho
position Defender
Christian Akpan
T. Al Ameen
Emmanuel Oluwasegun Fernandez
Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu
C. Oputa
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Kenneth Obinna Igboke
Zaidu Sanusi
Igoh Ogbu
Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi
Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi
Calvin Bassey Ughelumba
position Midfielder
A. Adeoye
A. Ayobami
Oluwafemi Javier Azeez
T. Oyedokun
F. Umole
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi
Samson Okikiola Tijani
Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi
Alexander Chuka Iwobi
Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan
Raphael Onyedika Nwadike
Tochukwu Nnadi
position Attacker
Abdullahi Ibrahim Bewene
Rafiu Adekunle Durosinmi
Owen Oseni
Philip Porwei Otele
Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman
Yira Collins Sor
Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze
Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon
Teremas Igobor Moffi
Ebere Paul Onuachu
Akor Jerome Adams
Chidera Ejuke
Last Nigeria Coachs
Éric Sékou Chelle is Nigeria’s current coach, following his appointment on 1 January 2025. The dated coaching record also lists Daniel Ogunmodede for 1 January 2025. Augustine Eguavoen is listed from August to December 2024, after Finidi George’s March to June 2024 spell. Chelle also appears in an earlier November 2023 entry, indicating a return to the recorded coaching timeline. That sequence places Eguavoen between Chelle’s two entries, with George recorded immediately before the 2024 change.
Daniel Ogunmodede
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ogunmodede | Nigeria | 1 January 2025 | 1 January 2025 |
| Éric Sékou Chelle | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 January 2025 | |
| Augustine Owen Eguavoen | Nigeria | 1 August 2024 | 1 December 2024 |
| 1 March 2024 | |||
| Éric Sékou Chelle | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 November 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro | Portugal | 1 May 2022 | 1 March 2024 |
| Augustine Owen Eguavoen | Nigeria | 1 December 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Gernot Rohr | Germany | 1 August 2016 | 1 December 2021 |
| Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh | Nigeria | 1 July 2015 | 1 February 2016 |
| Samson Siasia | Nigeria | 1 November 2010 | 1 October 2011 |
| Lars Edvin Lagerbäck | Sweden | 1 February 2010 | 1 September 2010 |
| Augustine Owen Eguavoen | Nigeria | 1 June 2005 | 1 January 2007 |
Nigeria Transfers
For a national team, arrivals are selection decisions rather than market transactions. Nigeria does not sign, buy, loan or receive players through a club-transfer process. New faces enter the senior setup through eligibility, call-ups, invitations to camp or returns to selection after earlier absences. The 43-player recorded roster provides the latest selection snapshot, but it does not identify individual additions or distinguish first-time selections from recalls. No player, club, fee or transfer date is therefore attached to this national-team movement summary.
For Nigeria, departures are selection events rather than sales, loans or permanent moves. Players leave a national-team camp or selection cycle through omission, withdrawal, unavailability or a return to their clubs between international windows. The selection recorded does not specify any individual omission or withdrawal, so no player is identified as having exited the squad. The available record supports a distinction between national duty and club employment, not a transfer-market account or a complete list of movement.
Transfers Synthesis
Nigeria’s movement model follows the rhythm of international football rather than a club transfer calendar. Eligibility determines who can be considered, the federation and coaching staff choose a camp group, and call-ups add players for a defined window or competition cycle. Recalls can return established internationals to the setup, while omissions, withdrawals and the end of a camp release players back to their clubs. The 43-player selection recorded is a roster snapshot, not a permanent register or a record of completed transactions. It shows the breadth of the available pool but does not establish which players were newly selected, retained from an earlier camp or unavailable. With no individual arrivals or departures identified, the clearest interpretation is a selection process shaped by eligibility, coaching choices and international scheduling, rather than buying and selling activity.
Leagues Nigeria has participated in
Nigeria’s recent recorded competition programme through 2025 includes the Africa Cup of Nations, its qualification competition and international friendlies, each identified as recent in the latest participation record. The African Nations Championship and its qualification pathway are recorded through 2024 and are historical in this profile. World Cup qualification in Africa is recorded through 2023, while the World Cup itself reaches back to 2018. The Confederations Cup appears as an earlier historical entry from 2013. Together, these records cover continental finals and qualifying, global qualification, major tournament participation and non-competitive international fixtures.
More about Nigeria
Nigeria is the senior men’s national football team of Nigeria, founded in 1945 and governed by the Nigeria Football Federation. Within the African and global game, the side is widely known as the Super Eagles, a name that replaced Green Eagles in 1988. Its identity is closely tied to emerald green and white, colours that echo the national flag, while the eagle badge and nickname express ambition, resilience and national pride. The team’s roots reach back to football’s spread during the colonial era. Nigeria played an official international match before independence in 1960, and its history developed through strong African competition, especially in the Africa Cup of Nations. Important eras include the successes of the late 1970s and 1980s and the celebrated generation of the 1990s. That period brought Olympic gold in 1996 and notable World Cup campaigns that established Nigeria among the continent’s most recognisable football nations. Nigeria does not depend on one permanent home venue. International fixtures have been staged at major grounds including Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja and Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, with Lagos venues such as Teslim Balogun Stadium and Surulere Stadium also part of the team’s historic setting. Match days are associated with brass bands, drumming, dancing and colourful traditional attire, creating a vivid atmosphere around the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation connects the senior side to a wider national ecosystem under CAF and FIFA. The pathway includes the Golden Eaglets at under-17 level and the Flying Eagles at under-20 level, age-group programmes that have helped sustain Nigeria’s talent production. Rivalries with Ghana, Cameroon and Egypt add continental intensity, while the team’s expressive, high-tempo style remains an important part of its cultural image. Nigeria’s enduring profile combines national symbolism, youth development and a long record of African football relevance.
Last matches statistics for Nigeria
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Nigeria
3 - 2
Tunisia
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5 / 15 |
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88 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
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Uganda
1 - 3
Nigeria
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6 / 13 |
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92 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
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Nigeria
4 - 0
Mozambique
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9 / 22 |
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90 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
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Algeria
0 - 2
Nigeria
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5 / 13 |
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83 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
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Egypt
0 - 0
Nigeria
|
4 / 4 |
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87 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
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Iran
1 - 2
Nigeria
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Jordan
2 - 2
Nigeria
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Nigeria
2 - 0
Zimbabwe
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Poland
2 - 2
Nigeria
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5 / 9 |
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0% | 11 | 2 | 6 |
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Portugal
2 - 1
Nigeria
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2 / 5 |
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87 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
Detailed statistics Nigeria
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).