Nigeria Squad & Manager — Fixtures and FIFA Ranking | KICKINDI

Nigeria

Nigeria 1945

É. Chelle Uyo

Based in Nigeria, Nigeria was established in 1945 and competes as a national football team. The 31,500-capacity Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo serves as the home ground, with a grass playing surface. D. Ogunmodede, a NG manager, has been at the helm since January 2025. The squad has shown mixed results this season, with moments of both promise and frustration.

20 Seasons

98 Matches

54.1% Win Rate

161:94 Goals

Achievements

2 Total Titles

3 Runners Up

Africa Cup of Nations

2 Champion 2 Runner-up 4 Seasons

Title Seasons 2025, 2021

Runner-up Seasons 2023, 2019

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

0 Champion 1 Runner-up 4 Seasons

Runner-up Seasons 2027

African Nations Championship

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 5 Seasons

World Cup

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 3 Seasons

World Cup - Qualification Africa

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 3 Seasons

Confederations Cup

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons

League Standings

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

World 2027/2028

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South Africa 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 W W

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Guinea-Bissau 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 W W

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Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 W W

4

Morocco 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 W W

5

Gambia 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 W W

6

Rwanda 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 W W

7

Congo DR 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 W W

8

Mali 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 W W

9

Egypt 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4 W D

10

Mozambique 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 W D

11

Algeria 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 D W

12

Cameroon 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 D W

13

Angola 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 W D

14

Benin 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 W D

15

Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 W D

16

Senegal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 W D

17

Uganda 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 W D

18

Mauritania 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 L W

19

Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 L W

20

Zambia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 W L

Lineups

Nigeria

4-3-1-2

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

1 Samuel Friday James G

Abdullahi Bewene photo

2 Abdullahi Bewene 21 D

Isaac James photo

3 Isaac James 22 D

4 Aderemi Adeoye M

Benjamin Fredrick photo

5 Benjamin Fredrick 20 D

Emmanuel Fernandez photo

6 Emmanuel Fernandez 24 D

8 Stephen Michael M

Wilfred George Igor photo

10 Wilfred George Igor 20 M

Kelechi Iheanacho photo

14 Kelechi Iheanacho 29 F

Moses Simon photo

15 Moses Simon 30 F

17 Chibuzo Nwoko M

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

7 Abdullahi Umar F

Umar Abubakar photo

11 Umar Abubakar 20 F

12 Osayande Peter Edokpolor F

13 Kenneth Igboke D

16 Michael Atata G

Ibraheem Ajasa photo

19 Ibraheem Ajasa 20 F

Vince Osuji photo

20 Vince Osuji 19 D

Akor Adams photo

22 Akor Adams 25 F

Stanley Nwabali photo

23 Stanley Nwabali 29 G

Comments

CleanSheetSam Sep 14, 2026

Mid-table team Nigeria need to be more consistent Mid-table team... 🤔

13 9

StrikerStella Sep 12, 2026

with their current form. Nigeria have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season. ❤️.

21 4

HighLineHugo Sep 3, 2026

😎 class act. #ggmu. 🤔

14 3

SwitchPlaySyd Aug 22, 2026

🤔 Nigeria are having an okay season... 👀

16 11

TikiTakaToni Aug 17, 2026

if they can stay injury-free — Mid-table team — 👀 💭

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