Tallest: 2 · 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 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 50% |
| Without them | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 54.2% |
| Ange Mutsinzi | Rwanda | 3 |
| Bonheur Mugisha | Rwanda | 3 |
| Djihad Bizimana | Rwanda | 3 |
| Fiacre Ntwari | Rwanda | 3 |
| Fitina Omborenga | Rwanda | 3 |
| Gilbert Mugisha | Rwanda | 3 |
| Innocent Nshuti | Rwanda | 3 |
| Jojea Kwizera | Rwanda | 3 |
| Thierry Manzi | Rwanda | 3 |
| Bathusi Jurry Aubaas | South Africa | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | 86′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | 46′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
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 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Jun 2026 | v Poland | 2–2 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | v Morocco | 0–0 | came on 98′ | 22 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | v Algeria | 2–0 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | came on 83′ | 7 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | v Uganda | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | came on 75′ | 15 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Jun 2025 | v Russia | 1–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2024 | v Rwanda | 1–2 | started, off 77′ | 77 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Rwanda | 0–0 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Sep 2024 | v Benin | 3–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 61′ | 61 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 16 Oct 2023 | v Mozambique | 3–2 | started, off 61′ | 61 | — | — | Friendly |
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.