Tallest: 3 · 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 60% |
| Without them | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 57.1% |
| Kenny Cunningham | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Mark Kinsella | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Matthew Holland | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Robbie Keane | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Steve Finnan | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Alan Lee | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Alan Maybury | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Allan Johnston | Scotland | 1 |
| Anders Svensson | Sweden | 1 |
| Andreas Andersson | Sweden | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 31 May 2004 | v Jamaica | 2–0 | 55′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | Unity Cup 2004 |
| 29 May 2004 | v Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | 69′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | Unity Cup 2004 |
| 29 May 2004 | v Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | 36′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Unity Cup 2004 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 31 May 2004 | v Jamaica | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Unity Cup 2004 |
| 29 May 2004 | v Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | started, off 72′ | 72 | 2 | — | Unity Cup 2004 |
| 7 Jun 2002 | v Sweden | 1–2 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 2 Jun 2002 | v Argentina | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 16 May 2002 | v Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Apr 2002 | v Scotland | 2–1 | 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.