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 | 72 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 130 | 64 | 62.5% |
| Without them | 39 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 30.8% |
| Steve Mounié | Benin | 6 |
| Cédric Hountondji | Benin | 5 |
| David Kiki | Benin | 5 |
| Frank Anguissa | Cameroon | 5 |
| Jodel Dossou | Benin | 5 |
| Sessi D'Almeida | Benin | 5 |
| Collins Fai | Cameroon | 4 |
| Dodo Dokou | Benin | 4 |
| Hassane Imourane | Benin | 4 |
| Junior Olaitan | Benin | 4 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | 50′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
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 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Jordan | 2–2 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Iran | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Jan 2026 | v Algeria | 2–0 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | v Mozambique | 4–0 | started, off 83′ | 83 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | v Tunisia | 3–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | v DR Congo | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | v Gabon | 4–1 | started | 120 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Benin | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Lesotho | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v South Africa | 1–1 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Rwanda | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 31 May 2025 | v Jamaica | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 28 May 2025 | v Ghana | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Unity Cup 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Rwanda | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v Benin | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Libya | 1–0 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | 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 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | v Benin | 1–2 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | 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 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2023 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 6–0 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | — | 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 | came on 81′ | 9 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | started, off 68′ | 68 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Portugal | 0–4 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 23 Jan 2022 | v Tunisia | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | v Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 15 Jan 2022 | v Sudan | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 11 Jan 2022 | v Egypt | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage |
| 16 Nov 2021 | v Cape Verde | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 3 Sep 2021 | v Liberia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 8 Jun 2021 | v Cameroon | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 4 Jun 2021 | v Cameroon | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | 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.