Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 74 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 108 | 65 | 51.4% |
| Without them | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 50% |
| Frank Anguissa | Cameroon | 5 |
| Ange Mutsinzi | Rwanda | 4 |
| Bonheur Mugisha | Rwanda | 4 |
| Collins Fai | Cameroon | 4 |
| Djihad Bizimana | Rwanda | 4 |
| Fiacre Ntwari | Rwanda | 4 |
| Fitina Omborenga | Rwanda | 4 |
| Gilbert Mugisha | Rwanda | 4 |
| Innocent Nshuti | Rwanda | 4 |
| Jojea Kwizera | Rwanda | 4 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | 55′ | pen | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | 25′ | own goal | Opening goal | 0–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 11 Feb 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 38′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | 67′ | pen | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 18 Jan 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 55′ | pen | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 28 May 2022 | v Mexico | 1–2 | 56′ | own goal | Winning goal | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 1–1 | 22′ | pen | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | v Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | 75′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 14 Jul 2019 | v Algeria | 1–2 | 40′ | own goal | Opening goal | 0–1 | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Semi-final |
| 10 Jul 2019 | v South Africa | 2–1 | 89′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Quarter-final |
| 28 May 2018 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | 15′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | came on 109′ | 11 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | came on 87′ | 3 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Jun 2025 | v Russia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 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 | started | 90 | — | — | 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 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Feb 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started | 120 | 1 | Yellow | 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 | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 18 Jan 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Portugal | 0–4 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 2–1 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 2 Jun 2022 | v Ecuador | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 May 2022 | v Mexico | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 23 Jan 2022 | v Tunisia | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | v Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 15 Jan 2022 | v Sudan | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 11 Jan 2022 | v Egypt | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 16 Nov 2021 | v Cape Verde | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 10 Oct 2021 | v Central African Republic | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Oct 2021 | v Central African Republic | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 3 Sep 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 4 Jun 2021 | v Cameroon | 0–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 30 Mar 2021 | v Lesotho | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
| 27 Mar 2021 | v Benin | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
| 17 Nov 2020 | v Sierra Leone | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v Sierra Leone | 4–4 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 9 Oct 2020 | v Algeria | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2019 | v Lesotho | 4–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
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.