Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16.7% |
| Without them | 47 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 31 | 57.4% |
| Allan Nielsen | Denmark | 1 |
| Anders Svensson | Sweden | 1 |
| Andreas Andersson | Sweden | 1 |
| Andreas Jakobsson | Sweden | 1 |
| Ariel Ortega | Argentina | 1 |
| Arístides Rojas | Paraguay | 1 |
| Brian Laudrup | Denmark | 1 |
| Carlos Gamarra | Paraguay | 1 |
| Carlos Paredes | Paraguay | 1 |
| Celso Ayala | Paraguay | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 8 Oct 2005 | v Zimbabwe | 5–1 | 80′ | pen | Extended lead | 4–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2005 |
| 26 Mar 2005 | v Gabon | 2–0 | 81′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2005 |
| 5 May 2001 | v Liberia | 2–0 | 11′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 27 Jan 2001 | v Sudan | 3–0 | 82′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 9 Jul 2000 | v Liberia | 1–2 | 36′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2000 |
| 22 Apr 2000 | v Eritrea | 4–0 | 89′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2000 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 22 Jun 2010 | v South Korea | 2–2 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 8 Oct 2005 | v Zimbabwe | 5–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2005 |
| 26 Mar 2005 | v Gabon | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2005 |
| 7 Jun 2002 | v Sweden | 1–2 | came on 65′ | 25 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 2 Jun 2002 | v Argentina | 0–1 | started, off 48′ | 48 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 5 May 2001 | v Liberia | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 27 Jan 2001 | v Sudan | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 |
| 9 Jul 2000 | v Liberia | 1–2 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2000 |
| 22 Apr 2000 | v Eritrea | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2000 |
| 28 Jun 1998 | v Denmark | 1–4 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16 |
| 24 Jun 1998 | v Paraguay | 1–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 1998 | v Bulgaria | 1–0 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · 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.