Coach:
Jose Peseiro
Nickname:
Super Eagles
Africa Cup of Nations
Titles: 3 in 1980, 1994 and 2013
Previous participations: 19
FIFA world ranking December 2023: 42
Road to AFCON 2023: (Winners of Group A)
Results:
Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone
Sao Tome and Principe 0-10 Nigeria
Nigeria 0-1 Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau 0-1 Nigeria
Sierra Leone 2-3 Nigeria
Nigeria 6-0 Sao Tome and Principe
Key players:
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan)
Victor Osimhen (Napoli)