Africa Cup 2025 - National Football Team - Nigeria - Squad
NIGERIA
Group C Last Sixteen quarter-finals semi-finals Third Place
Goalkeepers
Stanley Nwabali
(Chippa United)
Amas Obasogie
(Singida Black Stars)
Francis Uzoho
(Omonia Nicosia)
Defenders
Ryan Alebiosu
(Blackburn Rovers)
Chidozie Awaziem
(Nantes)
Semi Ajayi
(Hull City)
Calvin Bassey
(Fulham)
Igoh Ogbu
(Slavia Prague)
Bruno Onyemaechi
(Olympiakos)
Bright Osayi-Samuel
(Birmingham City)
Zaidu Sanusi
(Porto)
Midfielders
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
(Pisa)
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
(Lazio)
Alex Iwobi
(Fulham)
Usman Muhammed
(Ironi Tiberias)
Wilfred Ndidi
(Besiktas)
Tochukwu Nnadi
(Zulte Waregem)
Raphael Onyedika
(Club Brugge)
Frank Onyeka
(Brentford)
Forwards
Akor Adams
(Sevilla)
Samuel Chukwueze
(Fulham)
Cyriel Dessers
(Panathinaikos)
Chidera Ejuke
(Sevilla)
Salim Fago Lawal
(Istra 1961)
Ademola Lookman
(Atalanta)
Paul Onuachu
(Trabzonspor)
Victor Osimhen
(Galatasaray)
Moses Simon
(Paris FC)
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Africa Cup 2024
NIGERIA Runners-up 2024
Group A Last Sixteen Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
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Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team - Nigeria - Squad
Africa Cup Appearance: 19th
Best finish: Winners (1980, 1994, 2013)
Interim coach: Augustine Eguavoen
Captain: Ahmed Musa
Fifa ranking: 36
Nickname: Super Eagles
NIGERIA
• Squad
Goalkeepers
Daniel Akpeyi
(Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa)
John Noble
(Enyimba),
Maduka Okoye
(Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Francis Uzoho
(Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus)
Defenders
Ola Aina
(Torino, Italy)
Chidozie Awaziem
(Alanyaspor, Turkey)
Jamilu Collins
(Paderborn, Germany)
Olisa Ndah
(Orlando Pirates, South Africa)
Kenneth Omeruo
(Leganes, Spain)
Zaidu Sanusi
(FC Porto, Portugal)
William Troost Ekong
(Watford, England)
Sheyi Ajayi
(West Bromwich Albion, England)
Tyrone Ebuehi
(Venezia FC, Italy)
Midfielders
Joseph Ayodele-Aribo
(Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Chidera Ejuke
(CSKA Moscow, Russia)
Alex Iwobi
(Everton, England)
Wilfred Ndidi
(Leicester City, England)
Frank Onyeka
(Brentford, England)
Kelechi Nwakali
(Huesca, Spain)
Forwards
Taiwo Awoniyi
(Union Berlin, Germany)
Samuel Chukwueze
(Villarreal, Spain)
Kelechi Iheanacho
(Leicester City, England)
Moses Simon
(Nantes, France)
Sadiq Umar
(Almeria, Spain)
Ahmed Musa
(Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey)
Henry Onyekuru
(Olympiakos FC, Greece)
Peter Olayinka
(SK Slavia Praha, Czech Republic)
(Odion Ighalo blocked from joining by his Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab, Saudi Arabia)
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NIGERIA
2018 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Goalkeepers:
Francis Uzoho
(Deportivo La Coruna)
Ikechukwu Ezenwa
(Enyimba)
Daniel Akpeyi
(Chippa United)
Defenders:
William Troost-Ekong
(Bursaspor)
Abdullahi Shehu
(Bursaspor)
Tyronne Ebuehi
(Ado Den Haag)
Elderson Echiejile
(Cercle Brugge KSV)
Bryan Idowu
(Amkar Perm)
Chidozie Awaziem
(Nantes FC)
Leon Balogun
(Brighton)
Kenneth Omeruo
(Kasimpasa)
Midfielders:
Mikel John Obi
(Tianjin Teda)
Ogenyi Onazi
(Trabzonspor)
Wilfred Ndidi
(Leicester City)
Oghenekaro Etebo
(Las Palmas)
John Ogu
(Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
Joel Obi
(Torino, Italy)
Forwards:
Ahmed Musa
(CSKA Moscow)
Kelechi Iheanacho
(Leicester City)
Victor Moses
(Chelsea)
Odion Ighalo
(Changchun Yatai)
Alex Iwobi
(Arsenal)
Simeon Nwankwo
(Crotone)
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NIGERIA
2014 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Goalkeepers:
Vincent Enyeama
(Lille)
Austin Ejide
(Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
Chigozie Agbim
(Gombe United)
Defenders:
Elderson Echiejile
(Monaco)
Efe Ambrose
(Celtic)
Godfrey Oboabona
(Rizespor)
Azubuike Egwuekwe
(Warri Wolves)
Kenneth Omeruo
(Middlesbrough)
Juwon Oshaniwa
(Ashdod)
Joseph Yobo
(Norwich, on loan from Fenerbahce)
Kunle Odunlami
(Sunshine Stars)
Midfielders:
John Mikel Obi
(Chelsea)
Ramon Azeez
(Almeria)
Ogenyi Onazi
(Lazio)
Reuben Gabriel
(Waasland-Beveren)
Michael Babatunde
(Volyn Lutsk)
Forwards:
Ahmed Musa
(CSKA Moscow)
Shola Ameobi
(Newcastle)
Emmanuel Emenike
(Fenerbahce)
Michael Uchebo
(Cercle Brugge)
Peter Odemwingie
(Stoke)
Victor Moses
(Liverpool, on loan from Chelsea)
Uche Nwofor
(Heerenveen)
Players
Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.
Guinea are Africa's highest risers in Fifa's world rankings for November.
Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 closed at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November.
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.
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced
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.
Stephen Keshi re-appointed as Nigeria coach
Nigeria beat Cameroon 2:0 to win the African Women's Championship in Windhoek, Namibia, on Saturday.
The Desert Foxes, who in June took over from Ivory Coast as the top-ranked team in Africa, moved up five places.
