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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 66.7% |
| Without them | 56 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 87 | 50 | 46.4% |
| Flory Yangao | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Freeman Niamathé | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Georgino M'Vondo | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Hamdy Fathy | Egypt | 2 |
| Henock Kpeko Damona | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Isaac Ngoma | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Jospin Gaopandia | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Karl Namnganda | Central African Republic | 2 |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 2 |
| Mostafa Mohamed | Egypt | 2 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | 97′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jan 2026 | v Egypt | 0–0 | came on 90′ | 30 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | came on 57′ | 63 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | came on 60′ | 60 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | v Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 11 Jan 2022 | v Egypt | 1–0 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 13 Nov 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 10 Oct 2021 | v Central African Republic | 2–0 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | 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 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v Sierra Leone | 4–4 | came on 78′ | 12 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
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.