Tallest: 2 · 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aiden McGeady | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Damien Duff | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Eddie Nolan | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Glenn Whelan | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Keith Andrews | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Kevin Foley | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Kieren Westwood | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Leon Best | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Liam Lawrence | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Liam Miller | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 19 Nov 2014 | v South Africa | 2–2 | 90′ | — | Equaliser | 2–2 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
| 19 Nov 2014 | v South Africa | 2–2 | 68′ | — | Pulled one back | 1–2 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 19 Nov 2014 | v South Africa | 2–2 | — | — | 2 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
| 29 May 2009 | v Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | started, off 61′ | 61 | — | — | Friendly |
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.