Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 3 · Minute
Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 51.4% |
| Without them | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 54.2% |
| Anthony Annan | Ghana | 3 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | 3 |
| Dario Monteiro | Mozambique | 3 |
| Domigues | Mozambique | 3 |
| Fanuel | Mozambique | 3 |
| Haminu Draman | Ghana | 3 |
| Hans Sarpei | Ghana | 3 |
| John Mensah | Ghana | 3 |
| Kapango | Mozambique | 3 |
| Karim Haggui | Tunisia | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 16 Nov 2013 | v Ethiopia | 2–0 | 81′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 6 Jun 2010 | v North Korea | 3–1 | 62′ | pen | Winning goal | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 Mar 2010 | v DR Congo | 5–2 | 52′ | — | Extended lead | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 30 Jan 2010 | v Algeria | 1–0 | 56′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Third-place play-off |
| 11 Oct 2009 | v Mozambique | 1–0 | 90′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 7 Jun 2009 | v Kenya | 3–0 | 77′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 7 Jun 2009 | v Kenya | 3–0 | 72′ | pen | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 11 Oct 2008 | v Sierra Leone | 4–1 | 35′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 4 Feb 2006 | v Tunisia | 1–1 | 6′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Quarter-final |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 16 Nov 2013 | v Ethiopia | 2–0 | came on 79′ | 11 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 14 Aug 2013 | v South Africa | 2–0 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Oct 2011 | v Ghana | 0–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Sep 2011 | v Argentina | 1–3 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 22 Jun 2010 | v South Korea | 2–2 | came on 70′ | 20 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 12 Jun 2010 | v Argentina | 0–1 | started, off 52′ | 52 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 6 Jun 2010 | v North Korea | 3–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 30 May 2010 | v Colombia | 1–1 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | Friendly |
| 25 May 2010 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | came on 56′ | 34 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Mar 2010 | v DR Congo | 5–2 | started, off 85′ | 85 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 30 Jan 2010 | v Algeria | 1–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Third-place play-off |
| 28 Jan 2010 | v Ghana | 0–1 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Semi-final |
| 25 Jan 2010 | v Zambia | 0–0 | came on 90′ | 30 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Quarter-final |
| 20 Jan 2010 | v Mozambique | 3–0 | came on 83′ | 7 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Group stage |
| 16 Jan 2010 | v Benin | 1–0 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Group stage |
| 12 Jan 2010 | v Egypt | 1–3 | came on 69′ | 21 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2010 · Group stage |
| 14 Nov 2009 | v Kenya | 3–2 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 11 Oct 2009 | v Mozambique | 1–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 6 Sep 2009 | v Tunisia | 2–2 | came on 65′ | 25 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 20 Jun 2009 | v Tunisia | 0–0 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 7 Jun 2009 | v Kenya | 3–0 | came on 57′ | 33 | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 2 Jun 2009 | v France | 1–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 May 2009 | v Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2009 | v Mozambique | 0–0 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 11 Oct 2008 | v Sierra Leone | 4–1 | started, off 66′ | 66 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 21 Jun 2008 | v Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | came on 35′ | 55 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 15 Jun 2008 | v Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 3 Feb 2008 | v Ghana | 1–2 | came on 85′ | 5 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2008 · Quarter-final |
| 29 Jan 2008 | v Benin | 2–0 | came on 52′ | 38 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2008 · Group stage |
| 25 Jan 2008 | v Mali | 0–0 | started, off 84′ | 84 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2008 · Group stage |
| 9 Feb 2006 | v Senegal | 1–0 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Third-place play-off |
| 7 Feb 2006 | v Ivory Coast | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Semi-final |
| 4 Feb 2006 | v Tunisia | 1–1 | started | 120 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Quarter-final |
| 31 Jan 2006 | v Senegal | 2–1 | came on 77′ | 13 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Group stage |
| 23 Jan 2006 | v Ghana | 1–0 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · 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.