CAF · Africa

Nigeria

A statistical overview of Nigeria's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 12 legends

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 3
Tournament entries: 26
Legends tracked: 12

Capital: Abuja
Population: 218.5M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 83 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 12
Average OVR: 83
Peak OVR: 85
Average height: 182 cm
Average speed: 82
Average first touch: 79

Composition

Position distribution

12 total

Goalkeepers1 · 8%

Defenders3 · 25%

Midfielders3 · 25%

Attackers5 · 42%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 00%
Right: 12100%
Unknown: 00%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1990s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVROkocha, Jay-Jay85 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerMartins, Obafemi18 goals42 caps

Most national capsObi Mikel, John91 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioMartins, Obafemi0.42 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreMartins, Obafemi97 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthWest, Taribo91 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchOkocha, Jay-Jay93 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1990s7 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches118

Win rate50.8%

Goal difference+43

Won: 6051%
Drawn: 2521%
Lost: 3328%

Goals for: 155
Goals against: 112
World Cup: 6appearances
Continental: 20appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Nigeria's football tradition through these recurring themes.

explosive pace
attacking flair
physical strength
individual talent
direct transitions

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Moshood Abiola Stadium
Confederation: CAF
Capital: Abuja

Player index

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