Tallest: 6 · 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 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 70 | 34 | 50% |
| Without them | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 41.7% |
| Ange Mutsinzi | Rwanda | 3 |
| Bonheur Mugisha | Rwanda | 3 |
| Claude Niyomugabo | Rwanda | 3 |
| Djihad Bizimana | Rwanda | 3 |
| Dodo Dokou | Benin | 3 |
| Fatawu Issahaku | Ghana | 3 |
| Fiacre Ntwari | Rwanda | 3 |
| Fitina Omborenga | Rwanda | 3 |
| Gilbert Mugisha | Rwanda | 3 |
| Hassane Imourane | Benin | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | 20′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | 67′ | — | Winning goal | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | 52′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | 83′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | 45′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | v Ghana | 2–1 | 84′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Angola | 1–0 | 41′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 27 Jan 2024 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 27 Jan 2024 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | 36′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | 27′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 10–0 | 64′ | — | Extended lead | 7–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Jordan | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 75 | — | — | 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, off 86′ | 86 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | started, off 86′ | 86 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | started, off 90′ | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | started | 90 | 1 | Yellow | 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 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | started, off 71′ | 71 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 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 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v Benin | 1–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Rwanda | 0–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | started | 90 | 2 | Yellow | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | v Benin | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | 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 | came on 79′ | 11 | 1 | — | 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 102′ | 102 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Angola | 1–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 27 Jan 2024 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | started | 90 | 2 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | came on 80′ | 10 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 18 Jan 2024 | v Ivory Coast | 1–0 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Lesotho | 1–1 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Oct 2023 | v Mozambique | 3–2 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | started, off 66′ | 66 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Portugal | 0–4 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Algeria | 1–2 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Jun 2022 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 10–0 | started, off 71′ | 71 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 9 Jun 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 2–1 | came on 81′ | 9 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 1–1 | started, off 61′ | 61 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | v Ghana | 0–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 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.