Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 3 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 91 | 48 | 25 | 18 | 147 | 84 | 52.7% |
| Without them | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 47.6% |
| Aïssa Mandi | Algeria | 5 |
| Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | 5 |
| Steve Mounié | Benin | 5 |
| Alfa Semedo | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Cédric Hountondji | Benin | 4 |
| David Kiki | Benin | 4 |
| Dodo Dokou | Benin | 4 |
| Ellyes Skhiri | Tunisia | 4 |
| Fali Candé | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Frank Anguissa | Cameroon | 4 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 9 Jun 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 2–1 | 16′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v Sierra Leone | 4–4 | 27′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v Sierra Leone | 4–4 | 4′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 17 Nov 2019 | v Lesotho | 4–2 | 26′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
| 6 Jul 2019 | v Cameroon | 3–2 | 66′ | — | Winning goal | 3–2 | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Round of 16 |
| 2 Jun 2018 | v England | 1–2 | 47′ | — | Pulled one back | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 14 Nov 2017 | v Argentina | 4–2 | 73′ | — | Extended lead | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 14 Nov 2017 | v Argentina | 4–2 | 52′ | — | Equaliser | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7 Oct 2017 | v Zambia | 1–0 | 73′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2017 |
| 9 Oct 2016 | v Zambia | 2–1 | 33′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
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 90′ | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Jordan | 2–2 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | Red | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | came on 65′ | 55 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | v Morocco | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | v Algeria | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | started, off 77′ | 77 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | started, off 109′ | 109 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Benin | 4–0 | started, off 88′ | 88 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 1–1 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Rwanda | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v Benin | 1–1 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | started, off 63′ | 63 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | v Benin | 1–2 | started, off 51′ | 51 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | v Ghana | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Feb 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 63′ | 63 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Angola | 1–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 27 Jan 2024 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 18 Jan 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | 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 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Oct 2023 | v Mozambique | 3–2 | came on 75′ | 15 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Jun 2023 | v Sierra Leone | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 27 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Portugal | 0–4 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Algeria | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Jun 2022 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 10–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
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.