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
FIFA RANKING - February 2017 FOR AFRICA
Cameroon climbs 29 places in FIFA rankings
10 Feb 2017
STARS IN ASIA - NIGERIA - CLUB - Ighalo joins Changchun Yatai
Watford’s striker Odion Ighalo joins Changchun Yatai for £20m.
8 Feb 2017
STARS IN ASIA - NIGERIA - CLUB - John Mikel Obi makes Chinese Super League move
Mikel played 33 times for Chelsea last season.
6 Jan 2017
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 2nd MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
Egypt defeated Ghana 2:0 in Alexandria.
13 Nov 2016
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - SQUAD - Nigeria recall Olympic star Oghenekaro Etebo
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has named Etebo in his squad
1 Nov 2016
PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2015 - CAF - Aubameyang in frame for CAF award
Aubameyang in frame for CAF award as Yaya Toure misses out.
16 Oct 2016
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 1ST MATCHES - all results
Tunisia beat Guinea and Nigeria beat Zambia.
9 Oct 2016
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 1ST MATCHES - so far
Group wins for Ivory Coast and DR Congo.
8 Oct 2016
CAF’s Nyantakyi and Camara elected to Fifa council
Nyantakyi was a narrow winner to take up a new seat on the council
2 Oct 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - NIGERIA - CLUB - Isaac Success secures point for Watford
Isaac Success comes off the bench to secure a point for Watford
1 Oct 2016