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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Allan Johnston | Scotland | 1 |
| Christian Dailly | Scotland | 1 |
| Clinton Morrison | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Damien Duff | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| David Connolly | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| David Weir | Scotland | 1 |
| Gareth Williams | Scotland | 1 |
| Garry O'Connor | Scotland | 1 |
| Gary Caldwell | Scotland | 1 |
| Gary Kelly | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
Nothing here.
| 16 May 2002 | v Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | 47′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 16 May 2002 | v Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 17 Apr 2002 | v Scotland | 2–1 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | 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.