Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 53 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 97 | 47 | 52.8% |
| Without them | 41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 48.8% |
| Alfa Semedo | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Cédric Hountondji | Benin | 4 |
| David Kiki | Benin | 4 |
| Fali Candé | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Jodel Dossou | Benin | 4 |
| Opa Sanganté | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| Steve Mounié | Benin | 4 |
| Burá | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| Dálcio | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| Dodo Dokou | Benin | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | 36′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 6 Jun 2025 | v Russia | 1–1 | 27′ | own goal | Opening goal | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Lesotho | 1–1 | 67′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
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 61′ | 61 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Jun 2026 | v Poland | 2–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | 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 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Benin | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | came on 89′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Jun 2025 | v Russia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 May 2025 | v Ghana | 2–1 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | 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 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | v Benin | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | v Ghana | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 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 | 120 | — | — | 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 |
| 22 Jan 2024 | v Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | 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 | 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 | 1 | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 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 | came on 55′ | 35 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 10–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2022 |
| 9 Jun 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | 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 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | v Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 11 Jan 2022 | v Egypt | 1–0 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
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.