| team NIGERIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 15 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 6 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 3 - 6 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 8: + 3; = 4; - 1: 15 - 12 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 3: + 1; = 2; - 0: 3 - 2 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 8: + 3; = 3; - 2: 17 - 8 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 8 - 8 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 5; = 0; - 1: 11 - 3 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 7 - 5 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 8: + 5; = 2; - 1: 17 - 5 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 7 - 4 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 10 - 4 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 6 - 9 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 6; = 2; - 2: 19 - 3 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 3 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 21 - 7 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 12: + 9; = 3; - 0: 20 - 5 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 3 - 5 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 8: + 5; = 3; - 0: 11 - 4 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 3 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 8: + 5; = 3; - 0: 14 - 4 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 3 - 4 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 4; = 3; - 1: 10 - 4 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | Round of 16 FIFA World Cup (1994, 1998, 2014) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 112: +63: =33; -16; 188 ‒ 80 222 | |
| Percentage indicators | +56,25%; =29,46%; -14,29%; 1,68 ‒ 0,71 66,07% | |
| FIFA world cup | 20: +5: =3; -12; 21 ‒ 30 18 | |
| Percentage indicators | +25,00%; =15,00%; -60,00%; 1,05 ‒ 1,50 30,00% | |
| Total: | 132: +68: =36; -28; 209 ‒ 110 240 | |
| Percentage indicators | +51,52%; =27,27%; -21,21%; 1,58 ‒ 0,83 60,61% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 132 (23) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 209 | |
| - home: | 120 (57,42%) | |
| - away: | 62 (29,67%) | |
| - neutral field: | 27 (12,92%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 110 | |
| - home: | 27 (24,55%) | |
| - away: | 53 (48,18%) | |
| - neutral field: | 30 (27,27%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,58 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,83 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 138/165 (83,64%) | |
| - away: | 75/162 (46,30%) | |
| - neutral field: | 27/69 (39,13%) | |
| Biggest win: | 6:2 - Sierra Leone | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:4 - Ghana, Denmark | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 62 (46,97%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 25 (18,94%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 20 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 2 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 2 / 4 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 146 (1,11) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 5 (0,04) | |
| - second yellow cards | 5 | |
| - straight red cards | 0 | |
| Players acted | 350 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 4 387 955 (34 015) | |
| Top scorer: | Rasheed YEKINI (86 94 98) - 11 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Vincent ENYEAMA (02 06 10 14) - 36 games | |