
Anul înfiinţării federaţiei: 1945, Culori: verde, Poreclă: Super Eagles (Super vulturii)
Clasament FIFA: 21, Cea mai bună clasare FIFA: 5 (aprilie 1994), Cea mai slabă clasare FIFA: 82 (noiembrie 1999)
Primul meci internaţional: Nigeria – Sierra Leone 2-0 (Freetown, Sierra Leone; (8 Octombrie 1949)
Cea mai mare victorie: Nigeria – Benin 10 – 1 (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 noiembrie 1959)
Cea mai grea înfrângere: Ghana – Nigeria 7-0 (Accra, Ghana; 1 iunie 1955)
Palmares:
Cupa Mondială: 3 apariţii – Optimi în 1994 şi 1998
Cupa Africii pe Naţiuni: 16 apariţii – câştigătoare: 1980 şi 1994
Cupa Confederaţiilor: 1 apariţie – locul 4 1995
Antrenor: Lars Lagerbäck (Suedia, foto stânga) – 62 de ani, în funcţie din 26 februarie 2010.
| Număr | Post | Nume | Data naşterii | Club |
| 1 | portar | Vincent Enyeama | 29.08.1982 (27) | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2 | fundaş | Joseph Yobo | 06.09.1980 (29) | Everton |
| 3 | fundaş | Taye Taiwo | 16.04.1985 (25) | Marseille |
| 4 | atacant | Nwanko Kanu | 01.08.1976 (33) | Portsmouth |
| 5 | fundaş | Rabiu Afolabi | 18.04.1980 (30) | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 6 | fundaş | Danny Shittu | 02.09.1980 (29) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 7 | atacant | Chinedu Obasi | 01.06.1986 (24) | Hoffenheim |
| 8 | atacant | Yakubu Aiyegbeni | 22.11.1982 (27) | Everton |
| 9 | atacant | Obafemi Martins | 28.10.1984 (25) | Wolfsburg |
| 10 | mijlocaş | John Obi Mikel | 22.04.1987 (23) | Chelsea |
| 11 | atacant | Peter Odemwingie | 15.07.1981 (28) | Lokomotiv Moscova |
| 12 | mijlocaş | Kalu Uche | 15.11.1982 (27) | Almería |
| 13 | mijlocaş | Ayila Yussuf | 04.11.1984 (25) | Dynamo Kiev |
| 14 | mijlocaş | Sani Kaita | 02.05.1986 (24) | Alania Vladikavkaz |
| 15 | fundaş | Dele Adeleye | 25.12.1988 (21) | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 16 | portar | Austin Ejide | 08.04.1984 (26) | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| 17 | fundaş | Chidi Odiah | 17.12.1983 (26) | ŢSKA Moscow |
| 18 | atacant | Victor Obinna | 25.03.1987 (23) | Málaga |
| 19 | mijlocaş | Lukman Haruna | 12.04.1990 (20) | Monaco |
| 20 | mijlocaş | Dickson Etuhu | 08.06.1982 (28) | Fulham |
| 21 | fundaş | Uwa Echiéjilé | 20.01.1988 (22) | Rennes |
| 22 | mijlocaş | John Utaka | 08.01.1982 (28) | Portsmouth |
| 23 | portar | Dele Aiyenugba | 20.11.1983 (26) | Bnei Yehuda |
Vedeta echipei – Nwankwo Kanu
Chiar dacă a ajuns să se bată la retrogradare în Premier League, Nwankwo Kanu (33 de ani) rămâne cel mai important jucător al Nigeriei. Vârful lui Portsmouth şi-a păstrat clasa de mare atacant, de numele lui legându-se toate speranţele vulturilor pentru o calificare în optimi.

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