Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 87 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 136 | 74 | 52.9% |
| Without them | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 48.1% |
| Frank Anguissa | Cameroon | 6 |
| Alfa Semedo | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Ange Mutsinzi | Rwanda | 4 |
| Bonheur Mugisha | Rwanda | 4 |
| Collins Fai | Cameroon | 4 |
| Djihad Bizimana | Rwanda | 4 |
| Ellyes Skhiri | Tunisia | 4 |
| Fali Candé | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Fiacre Ntwari | Rwanda | 4 |
| Fitina Omborenga | Rwanda | 4 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Jordan | 2–2 | 25′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | 6′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 31 May 2025 | v Jamaica | 2–2 | 9′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 16 Oct 2023 | v Mozambique | 3–2 | 45′ | pen | Winning goal | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 30′ | pen | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 10–0 | 28′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 15 Jan 2022 | v Sudan | 3–1 | 46′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 22 Mar 2019 | v Seychelles | 3–1 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 3–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
| 4 Sep 2017 | v Cameroon | 1–1 | 30′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2017 |
| 17 Nov 2015 | v Eswatini | 2–0 | 51′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 10 Jun 2026 | v Portugal | 1–2 | started, off 61′ | 61 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Jun 2026 | v Poland | 2–2 | started, off 63′ | 63 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Jordan | 2–2 | started, off 81′ | 81 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | started, off 68′ | 68 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | v Morocco | 0–0 | came on 83′ | 37 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | v Algeria | 2–0 | came on 69′ | 21 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | v Uganda | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | came on 57′ | 63 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | came on 60′ | 60 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Benin | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Jun 2025 | v Russia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 May 2025 | v Jamaica | 2–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 28 May 2025 | v Ghana | 2–1 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Rwanda | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | v Rwanda | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v Benin | 1–1 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Rwanda | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | v Ghana | 2–1 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Feb 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | came on 56′ | 34 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Angola | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 27 Jan 2024 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 18 Jan 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–0 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 19 Nov 2023 | v Zimbabwe | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Lesotho | 1–1 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Oct 2023 | v Mozambique | 3–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Jun 2023 | v Sierra Leone | 3–2 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
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.