Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team
NIGERIAAfrica Cup Appearance: 19th
Best finish: Winners (1980, 1994, 2013)
Interim coach: Augustine Eguavoen
Captain: Ahmed Musa
Fifa ranking: 36
Nickname: Super Eagles
2016 Olympics - African sides set up friendlies
Africa's representatives finalised friendly fixtures ahead of the tournament in Rio.
13 May 2016
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016 - GROUP STAGE - preview - draw
Holders TP Mazembe out of this year's competition.
23 Apr 2016
OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - DRAW - South Africa drawn with Brazil
South Africa men and women drawn with Brazil at 2016 Olympic Games.
15 Apr 2016
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016 - 2ND ROUND / 1ST LEG - all results
Mfon Udoh scores a hat-trick for Enyimba.
11 Apr 2016
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - Nigerian football flounders in the dark
Nigeria were all smiles in 2013 after winning the Nations Cup but...
2 Apr 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - Nigeria fail to qualify
Egypt have struck a huge blow to Nigerian football.
1 Apr 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 3RD MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
details...
27 Mar 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - NIGERIA - SQUAD - Nigeria face Egypt
Kelechi Iheanacho in Nigeria squad to face Egypt.
23 Mar 2016
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016 - PRELIMINARY ROUND - 2nd leg - all results
A late penalty helped Sundowns beat Chicken Inn to advance.
29 Feb 2016
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - Sunday Oliseh resigns as coach
Sunday Oliseh had been in charge of Nigeria for just eight month.
28 Feb 2016