Nigeria national football team
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| 2025 | Nigeria national football team won their third Unity Cup championship. |
| March 25 2025 | Nigeria national football team played a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Zimbabwe |
| March 25 2025 | Nigeria national football team scheduled to play FIFA World Cup qualification match against Zimbabwe |
| 2025 | Nigeria qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco. |
| March 21 2025 | Nigeria national football team played a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Rwanda |
| March 21 2025 | Nigeria national football team scheduled to play FIFA World Cup qualification match against Rwanda |
| 2024 | NOI Polls conducted a survey on English Premier League club support in Nigeria, showing Arsenal at 21%, Chelsea at 28%, and Manchester United at 23%. |
| 2024 | NOI Polls conducted a survey on Nigerian Premier League club support, with Kano Pillars emerging as the most supported club at 27%. |
| 2024 | NOI Polls conducted a comprehensive survey revealing key football viewership statistics in Nigeria, including that 67% of Nigerians watch football and 86% watched the national team in the Africa Cup of Nations. |
| 2024 | Éric Chelle from Mali becomes the current head coach of the Nigeria national football team, taking over in 2025. |
| 2023 | Nigeria finished as runners-up in the Africa Cup of Nations, continuing their strong performance in the tournament. |
| 2022 | José Peseiro from Portugal takes over as head coach of the Nigeria national football team, serving from 2022 to 2024. |
| June 13 2022 | Statistics for Nigeria's leading goalscorers are updated during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2019 | The All-Africa Games football tournament was played by Nigeria's U-20 team instead of the U-23 team. |
| 2019 | Nigeria's under-23 national football team competed in the year's international competitions, demonstrating their performance at the under-23 level. |
| November 15 2019 | Nigeria drew with South Africa 0-0. |
| November 12 2019 | Zambia lost to Nigeria 1-3. |
| November 9 2019 | Nigeria lost to Côte d'Ivoire 0-1. |
| September 10 2019 | Nigeria beat Sudan 5-0. |
| June 26 2018 | Nigeria national football team played its latest recorded match, a loss against Argentina. |
| 2017 | Victor Osimhen starts playing for the Nigeria national football team |
| 2016 | Nigeria selected Daniel Akpeyi (GK) and Mikel John Obi (MF) as potential overage players for the Olympic Games, though the team did not ultimately select all potential players. |
| 2016 | Gernot Rohr from Germany becomes the head coach of the Nigeria national football team, serving a long tenure from 2016 to 2021. |
| 2015 | BBC conducted Twitter research revealing football club support in Nigeria, with Arsenal at 26%, Chelsea at 25%, and Manchester United at 18%. |
| 2015 | Kelechi Iheanacho begins his international career with Nigeria, achieving 15 goals in 55 appearances, and is still an active player. |
| 2015 | Odion Ighalo joins the Nigeria national football team, achieving 16 goals in 37 appearances, and is still an active player. |
| 2015 | William Troost-Ekong begins his international career with Nigeria, achieving 71 appearances and 7 goals, and is still an active player. |
| 2015 | Alex Iwobi joins the Nigeria national football team, achieving 80 appearances and 10 goals, and is still an active player. |
| 2015 | Moses Simon joins the Nigeria national football team, achieving 72 appearances and 9 goals, and is still an active player. |
| 2015 | Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Alex Iwobі start their national team careers. Osimhen and Iheanacho are forwards, Ighalo plays as a forward from 2015 to 2022, and Iwobі plays as a midfielder. |
| 2014 | Nigeria national football team won the Unity World Cup championship. |
| 2013 | Nigeria won their third Africa Cup of Nations championship, further solidifying their status as a top African football nation. |
| 2012 | Nigeria national football team won the Catalonia International Trophy championship. |
| 2012 | Victor Moses and Alex Iwobі begin their national team careers. Moses plays as a forward, while Iwobі plays as a midfielder. |
| 2011 | Emmanuel Emenike starts his national team career as a forward, playing from 2011 to 2015. |
| 2011 | Stephen Keshi, a Nigerian coach, begins his first major coaching period with the national team, leading the team from 2011 to 2014 and briefly in 2015. |
| 2010 | Ahmed Musa begins his national team career as a forward, playing from 2010 to 2016. |
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