Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% |
| Without them | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 46.2% |
| Abebaw Butaco | Ethiopia | 2 |
| Adane Grima | Ethiopia | 2 |
| Addis Hintsa | Ethiopia | 2 |
| Asrat Megersa | Ethiopia | 2 |
| Atusaye Nyondo | Malawi | 2 |
| Aynalem Hailu | Ethiopia | 2 |
| Chimanga Kayira | Malawi | 2 |
| James Sangala | Malawi | 2 |
| John Banda | Malawi | 2 |
| Limbikani Mzava | Malawi | 2 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 9 Jun 2012 | v Malawi | 1–1 | 89′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 16 Nov 2013 | v Ethiopia | 2–0 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 13 Oct 2013 | v Ethiopia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 7 Sep 2013 | v Malawi | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 14 Aug 2013 | v South Africa | 2–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 2012 | v Malawi | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 3 Jun 2012 | v Namibia | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.