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The Super Eagles reached the last 16 in both ‘94 and ‘98, the iconic team of Jay-Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Finidi George and Daniel Amokachi, later added to by Nwankwo Kanu, Taribo West and ...
Nigeria booked their place in their first Africa Cup of Nations final since 2013 after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over South Africa.. After a slow first half, the Super Eagles took the ...
The Super Eagles were grouped in group L alongside Lesotho, Benin, and Sierra Leone. Nigeria started out by defeating Benin 2–1 at Uyo in their first group match and later went on to beat Lesotho 4–2 in an away match. In March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAF postponed all AFCON qualifiers indefinitely. [31]
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Awoniyi was selected by Gernot Rohr in late 2021 to represent Nigeria during the side's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making his senior debut in their 1–0 loss to the Central African Republic. [32] Awoniyi was then selected to represent Nigeria at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where he led the line for his country throughout the ...
Tanimu has previously represented Nigeria at under-23 level. [9] Tanimu was called up to the Nigeria national team for the first time in March 2024 for friendlies against Ghana and Mali. [10] [11] He made his debut for Nigeria on 22 March, starting in a 2–1 win over Ghana. [12]
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Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players marked in bold are still active and eligible (meaning they have not retired) to play for the national team.