Tallest: 9 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 9 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 50 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 97 | 35 | 60% |
| Without them | 50 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 57 | 42% |
| Steve Mounié | Benin | 5 |
| Ange Mutsinzi | Rwanda | 4 |
| Bonheur Mugisha | Rwanda | 4 |
| Cédric Hountondji | Benin | 4 |
| David Kiki | Benin | 4 |
| Djihad Bizimana | Rwanda | 4 |
| Fiacre Ntwari | Rwanda | 4 |
| Fitina Omborenga | Rwanda | 4 |
| Gilbert Mugisha | Rwanda | 4 |
| Innocent Nshuti | Rwanda | 4 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 14 Jan 2026 | v Morocco | 0–0 | started, off 118′ | 118 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | v Algeria | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | started, off 68′ | 68 | 2 | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | v Uganda | 3–1 | started, off 87′ | 87 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | started | 90 | 1 | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | started, off 86′ | 86 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | started, off 116′ | 116 | 2 | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Benin | 4–0 | started, off 81′ | 81 | 3 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | started, off 35′ | 35 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 1–1 | started, off 87′ | 87 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Rwanda | 2–0 | started, off 77′ | 77 | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | v Rwanda | 1–2 | came on 77′ | 13 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v Benin | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | 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 72′ | 18 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Feb 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 110′ | 110 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Angola | 1–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 27 Jan 2024 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | 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 | started, off 88′ | 88 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | started | 90 | 3 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 18 Jun 2023 | v Sierra Leone | 3–2 | started, off 81′ | 81 | 2 | — | 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 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 10–0 | started | 90 | 4 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 9 Jun 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 2–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 16 Nov 2021 | v Cape Verde | 1–1 | started, off 89′ | 89 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 10 Oct 2021 | v Central African Republic | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Oct 2021 | v Central African Republic | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Sep 2021 | v Cape Verde | 2–1 | started, off 84′ | 84 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 3 Sep 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 30 Mar 2021 | v Lesotho | 3–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | 1 | — | 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.