Nigeria - Record International Players (original) (raw)

Appearances for Nigeria National Team
Goalscoring for Nigeria National Team

Last match included: Benin-Nigeria, 10 Jun 2024

Remarks: Matches by Nigeria not recognized as full A:

Date Venue Opponent Score Remark

6- 1-2010 Durban Zambia 0-0 behind closed doors; 2x40 minutes 15- 1-2012 Niamey Niger 0-0 no official reports submitted 11- 1-2015 Abu Dhabi Ivory Coast 0-1 no documentation submitted to FIFA 6- 1-2016 Pretoria Angola 1-1 not authorized by CAF 1- 6-2017 Saint-Leu-la-For�t Togo 3-0 not authorized by French FA and FIFA; Nigeria made 9 substitutions

Appearances for Nigeria National Team

Name First/Last Caps Goals

Ahmed MUSA * 2010-2024 109 16 Vincent ENYEAMA * 2002-2015 101 0 Joseph Phillip YOBO * 2001-2014 101 7 John Michael Nchekwube "John Mikel OBI" * 2005-2019 90 6 Nwankwo Christian Nwosu KANU 1994-2011 86 13 Mudashiru Babatunde "Muda" LAWAL 1975-1985 86 11 Alex IWOBI * 2015-2024 79 10 Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" OKOCHA 1993-2006 73 14 Moses Daddy-Ajala SIMON * 2015-2024 72 8 William TROOST-EKONG * 2015-2024 71 7 Kenneth OMERUO * 2013-2024 69 1 Stephen Okechukwu KESHI 1981-1994 68 9 Peter RUFAI 1981-1998 66 1 Peter Osaze ODEMWINGIE * 2002-2014 65 11 Finidi GEORGE 1991-2002 62 6 Rashidi YEKINI 1983-1998 62 37 Uwa Elderson ECHIEJILE * 2009-2018 61 3 Emmanuel Oguajiofor OKALA 1972-1980 59 0 Abdulrasaq Yakubu AIYEGBENI * 2000-2012 58 21 Henry Onyemanze NWOSU 1980-1991 58 6 Garba LAWAL 1997-2006 57 6 Onyinye Wol�fried NDIDI * 2015-2024 57 0 Kelechi IEANACHO * 2015-2024 55 12 Christian CHUKWU Okoro 1974-1981 54 5 Sunday Ogorchukwu OLISEH 1993-2002 54 2 Taye Ismaila TAIWO * 2004-2012 54 5 Aloysius ATUEGBU 1974-1981 53 7 Ogenyi ONAZI * 2012-2018 53 1 Oluwaseyi George "Seyi" OLOFINJANA * 2000-2012 52 0 Efetobore AMBROSE Emuobo * 2008-2016 51 4 Augustine Owen EGUAVOEN 1987-1998 49 1 Samson SIASIA 1984-1998 49 17 John Chukwudi UTAKA * 2001-2012 49 6 Victor Nsofor OBINNA * 2006-2014 48 13 Mutiu ADEPOJU 1990-2002 47 5 Ademola ADESHINA 1982-1990 47 9 Godfrey OBOABONA * 2012-2016 47 1 Patrick Olusegun ODEGBAMI 1976-1981 47 22 Uche Alozie OKECHUKWU 1990-1998 47 3 Daniel Owefin AMOKACHI 1990-1999 46 13 Leon BALOGUN * 2014-2022 46 1 Ikechukwu UCHE * 2007-2014 46 19 Oghenekaro Peter ETEBO * 2013-2022 44 3 Kalu UCHE * 2003-2012 43 6 Obafemi Akinwunmi MARTINS * 2004-2015 42 18 Yisa SOFOLUWE 1983-1988 42 1 Taribo WEST 1994-2005 42 0 Abdullahi SHEHU * 2014-2022 41 0 Ola AINA * 2017-2024 40 0 Anthony "Tony" IGWE 1968-1974 40 3 Godwin ACHEBE 1960-1973 39 3 Adokiye AMIESIMAKA 1977-1981 39 5 Semi AJAYI * 2018-2024 39 1 Godwin ODIYE 1976-1980 39 2 Tijani BABANGIDA 1994-2002 38 5 Samuel Chimerenka CHUKWUEZE * 2018-2024 38 5
Emmanuel Chinente EMENIKE * 2011-2015 38 9 Victor MOSES * 2012-2018 38 12 Humprey EDOBOR 1983-1989 37 8 Odion IGHALO * 2015-2022 37 16 Benedict IROHA 1990-1998 37 1
Azubuike Emmanuel EGWUEKWE * 2012-2015 36 0 Uche OKAFOR 1988-1998 36 0 Ike Ibrahim SHORUNMU 1992-2002 36 0 Tunde BAMIDELE 1978-1982 35 0 Felix OWOLABI 1978-1982 35 2 Francis Odinaka UZOHO * 2017-2024 35 0 Joe AYODELE-ARIBO * 2019-2024 34 2 Augustine Amamchukwu EJIDE * 2001-2014 34 0 Obinna NWANERI 2004-2010 34 1 Victor James OSIMHEN * 2017-2024 34 21 Chidozie AWAZIEM * 2017-2024 33 1 Kenneth OLAYOMBO 1968-1980 33 12 Thompson OLIHA 1988-1994 33 2 Ifeanyi UDEZE 2001-2005 33 0 Julius AGHAHOWA 2000-2007 31 14 Sanni MOHAMMED 1971-1976 31 3 Best OGEDEGBE 1979-1983 31 0 Daniel SHITTU 2002-2010 31 0 Peter ANIEKE 1965-1973 30 5 Yusuf AYILA Atanda 2005-2011 30 1 Jamilu COLLINS * 2018-2024 30 0 Victor IKPEBA 1992-2002 30 7 Haruna Olatunji ILERIKA 1972-1976 30 4 Chukwudi "Chidi" ODIAH 2000-2010 30 1 Sunday "Sunny" OYAREKHUA 1971-1976 30 13

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Goalscoring for Nigeria National Team

Name First/Last Goals

Rashidi YEKINI 1983-1998 37 Patrick Olusegun ODEGBAMI 1976-1981 22 Abdulrasaq Yakubu AIYEGBENI * 2000-2012 21 Victor James OSIMHEN * 2017-2024 21 Ikechukwu UCHE * 2007-2014 19 Obafemi Akinwunmi MARTINS * 2004-2013 18 Samson SIASIA 1984-1998 17 Odion IGHALO * 2015-2022 16 Ahmed MUSA * 2010-2024 16 Julius AGHAHOWA 2000-2007 14 Asuquo EKPE 1960-1965 14 Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" OKOCHA 1993-2006 14 Thompson USIYEN 1976-1981 14 Daniel Owefin AMOKACHI 1990-1999 13 Nwankwo Christian Nwosu KANU 1994-2011 13 Victor Nsofor OBINNA * 2006-2014 13 Sunday "Sunny" OYAREKHUA 1976-1976 13 Kelechi IEANACHO * 2015-2024 12 Victor MOSES * 2012-2018 12 Kenneth OLAYOMBO 1968-1980 12 Paul Ebiye HAMILTON 1963-1971 11 Mudashiru Babatunde "Muda" LAWAL 1975-1985 11 Peter Osaze ODEMWINGIE * 2002-2014 11 Alex IWOBI * 2015-2024 10

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