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
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - CAF CUTS AWARDS LISTS TO FIVE
Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.
3 Dec 2014
FIFA RANKING - GUINEA CLIMB HIGH IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS
Guinea are Africa's highest risers in Fifa's world rankings for November.
27 Nov 2014
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - VOTING FOR THE AWARDS ENDED
Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 closed at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November.
26 Nov 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH KESHI URGED TO 'WALK AWAY'
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has been urged not to try to stay in the job after failing to qualify the team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
23 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
19 Nov 2014
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - NOMINEES REVEAL PRIDE
A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced
17 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
16 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - NIGERIA - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW
Stephen Keshi re-appointed as Nigeria coach
1 Nov 2014
AFRICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 - NIGERIA RECLAIM WOMEN's TITLE
Nigeria beat Cameroon 2:0 to win the African Women's Championship in Windhoek, Namibia, on Saturday.
26 Oct 2014
FIFA RANKING - ALGERIA HIT NEW HIGH IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS
The Desert Foxes, who in June took over from Ivory Coast as the top-ranked team in Africa, moved up five places.
24 Oct 2014