Tallest: 2 · 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 | 57 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 90 | 53 | 49.1% |
| Without them | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 30 | 51.5% |
| Cédric Hountondji | Benin | 5 |
| David Kiki | Benin | 5 |
| Jodel Dossou | Benin | 5 |
| Steve Mounié | Benin | 5 |
| Mustapha Bundu | Sierra Leone | 4 |
| Ronwen Williams | South Africa | 4 |
| Sessi D'Almeida | Benin | 4 |
| Abu Dumbuya | Sierra Leone | 3 |
| Alfa Semedo | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| Alhassan Koroma | Sierra Leone | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 31 May 2025 | v Jamaica | 2–2 | 53′ | — | Go-ahead goal | 2–1 | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | v Rwanda | 1–2 | 59′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | 84′ | — | Extended lead | 6–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 15 Jan 2022 | v Sudan | 3–1 | 3′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v Sierra Leone | 4–4 | 29′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 17 Nov 2019 | v Lesotho | 4–2 | 36′ | — | Go-ahead goal | 2–1 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
| 10 Jul 2019 | v South Africa | 2–1 | 27′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Quarter-final |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 10 Jun 2026 | v Portugal | 1–2 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Jordan | 2–2 | came on 81′ | 9 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | started, off 68′ | 68 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | v Morocco | 0–0 | came on 120′ | 1 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | v Uganda | 3–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Benin | 4–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | came on 71′ | 19 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | came on 78′ | 12 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 31 May 2025 | v Jamaica | 2–2 | started, off 84′ | 84 | 1 | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 28 May 2025 | v Ghana | 2–1 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 1–1 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Rwanda | 2–0 | started, off 67′ | 67 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | v Rwanda | 1–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Rwanda | 0–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | Yellow | 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 60′ | 60 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 11 Feb 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | started, off 56′ | 56 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | came on 62′ | 58 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 18 Jan 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–0 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | came on 69′ | 21 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | came on 73′ | 17 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 18 Jun 2023 | v Sierra Leone | 3–2 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 27 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | started, off 81′ | 81 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | started, off 87′ | 87 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Portugal | 0–4 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 2–1 | started, off 81′ | 81 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 0–0 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 23 Jan 2022 | v Tunisia | 0–1 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 15 Jan 2022 | v Sudan | 3–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 11 Jan 2022 | v Egypt | 1–0 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 30 Mar 2021 | v Lesotho | 3–0 | started, off 86′ | 86 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
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.