Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Nigeria national football team [a] represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. [3] In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings.
The following table summarizes the all-time record for the Nigeria national football team. Nigeria has played matches against 92 current and former national teams, with the latest result, a loss against Argentina on 26 June 2018. Table lists only full senior team competitions. Olympics, underage competition and African Nations Championship ...
East Africa Time. a The islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands are to the west of the African mainland. b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively. East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00), which is the same as Moscow ...
2027. 2029. The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [3]
Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty occasions. Nigeria has won the cup three times: the first time was in 1980 [1][2] and they won a second title in the 1994, [3][4] held in Tunisia. Nigeria won their third African title in 2013, [5][6][7] held in South Africa.
Football is the most popular sport in Nigeria. [1][2][3][4] The Nigeria national football team competes regularly for international titles and many Nigerian footballers compete in Europe, particularly in England. [5] Nigeria has one of the finest national teams in Africa and has produced many notable footballers including Mudashiru Lawal ...
Victor Osimhen. Victor James Osimhen MON MFR (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Serie A club Napoli, and the Nigeria national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is known for his elite finishing, pace, strength and ...
In May 2018, he was called up to the Nigeria B national team for a friendly against Atlético de Madrid. [8] In May 2022, he received his first call-up to the senior Nigeria national team. [9] He made the final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was the only player called up from the Nigeria Professional Football League. [10]