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Africa · Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria

NIG· 60,491 capacity

Position

1

R16
Also inAFCON Q2nd

Played

3

Points

9

3W 0D 0L

Goal difference

+4

8 scored, 4 against

Expected goals

6.6

2.6 against

Points vs expectedest.

+2.1

6.9 expected

Form

Recent form, oldest first: W, W, W
Where the tournament ends0%to win it

From 8,000 simulated group stages.

Win the groupest.

100.0%

Qualify · Round of 16est.

100.0%

Quarter-finalsest.

100.0%

Semi-finalsest.

100.0%

Finalest.

0.0%

Win the AFCONest.

0.0%

Squad18

18 players from 1 country.

Nigeria18
Squad by position, ordered by minutes played
PlayerMinutesGAShare of goals
GK
23Stanley Nwabili21000—
DF
13Bruno Onyemaechi21000—
6Semi Ajayi20900—
2Bright Osayi-Samuel18500—
21Calvin Bassey12000—
5Igoh Ogbu9000—
20Chidozie Awaziem100—
MF
18Raphael Onyedika17300—
7Ademola Lookman16500—
8Frank Onyeka11900—
10Fisayo Dele-Bashiru11200—
FW
22Akor Adams18800—
17Alex Iwobi14500—
15Moses Simon12700—
9Victor Osimhen11800—
11Samuel Chukwueze9000—
19Paul Onuachu4700—
24Chidera Ejuke100—

Ordered by minutes within each position, so the first-choice side sits at the top. Share of goals is measured against this squad’s 0 in the same matches these minutes come from — never against the league table, whose season is longer than the window player data covers. That window is 3 of 52 matches.

In the dugout5 managers
Manager by season, with points per game
SeasonManagerW–D–LPts / game
2026/2027Éric ChelleAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification1–0–1
1.50
2026Éric ChelleFriendlies3–3–1
1.71
2025/2026Éric ChelleAfrica Cup of Nations6–0–1
2.57
2025Éric ChelleAfrican Nations Championship1–0–2
1.00
2025Éric ChelleFriendlies2–3–1
1.50
2024José PeseiroAfrica Cup of Nations5–1–1
2.29
2024José PeseiroFriendlies0–0–1
0.00
2024Finidi GeorgeFriendlies1–0–1
1.50
2024Augustine EguavoenAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification3–2–1
1.83
2023/2025José PeseiroWorld Cup Qualification CAF0–2–0
1.00
2023/2025Finidi GeorgeWorld Cup Qualification CAF0–1–1
0.50
2023/2025Éric ChelleWorld Cup Qualification CAF5–2–1
2.13
2023José PeseiroFriendlies1–1–0
2.00
2022/2023José PeseiroAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification5–0–1
2.50
2022Augustine EguavoenAfrica Cup of Nations3–0–1
2.25
2022Augustine EguavoenWorld Cup Qualification CAF0–2–0
1.00
2022José PeseiroFriendlies0–0–5
0.00
2021Gernot RohrWorld Cup Qualification CAF4–1–1
2.17
2021Gernot RohrFriendlies0–1–2
0.33
2020Gernot RohrFriendlies0–1–1
0.50
2019/2021Gernot RohrAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification4–2–0
2.33
2019Gernot RohrAfrica Cup of Nations5–0–2
2.14
2019Gernot RohrFriendlies1–3–1
1.20
2018Gernot RohrAfrican Nations Championship4–1–1
2.17
2018Gernot RohrWorld Cup1–0–2
1.00
2018Gernot RohrFriendlies1–2–3
0.83
2017/2019Gernot RohrAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification4–1–1
2.17
2017Gernot RohrFriendlies2–1–0
2.33
2016/2017Gernot RohrWorld Cup Qualification CAF4–1–1
2.17
2015/2016Gernot RohrAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification1–0–0
3.00

One row per season, which is the grain the source supplies — a manager who stayed four years appears four times. Points per game is what makes spells of different lengths comparable.

The groundAbuja National Stadium
CityAbujaCapacity60,491Opened2003SurfaceGrass

Results

Recent

Egypt
0–0FT
Nigeria
0.29xG0.20
Nigeria
0–0FT
Morocco
0.08xG0.86
Algeria
0–2FT
Nigeria
Nigeria
4–0FT
Mozambique
Uganda
1–3FT
Nigeria

Fixtures

Next up

No scheduled fixtures

Where the chances come from15 shots

Every shot taken, filterable by situation, body part and outcome.

Shot map — Nigeria
Shots15Goals6xG7.38Conversion40%xG per shot0.492Big chances9

Marker area is expected-goal value. Filled markers are goals; a heavier outline is a big chance (our threshold, not the provider’s).

Show data
Every shot for Nigeria
xGBodySituationOutcome
0.79right footpenaltygoal
0.79left footpenaltysaved
0.79right footpenaltygoal
0.79left footpenaltysaved
0.79right footpenaltysaved
0.79right footpenaltygoal
0.79right footpenaltygoal
0.79right footpenaltygoal
0.79right footpenaltygoal
0.14headopen playsaved
0.06right footopen playsaved
0.02right footopen playsaved
0.02right footopen playsaved
0.02right footopen playsaved
0.02right footopen playoff target
In the table1st on 9
Africa Cup of Nations table. Ranked by points, then head-to-head, then goal-difference, then goals-for, then disciplinary, then drawn-lots.
#TeamPlGDPtsTitle
1
Morocco
3+57
100%
2
Mali
303
0%
3
Comoros
3-22
0%
4
Zambia
3-32
0%
1
Egypt
3+27
0%
2
South Africa
3+16
0%
3
Angola
3-12
0%
Round of 16Best third-placed teams go throughEliminated

Title chances are Monte Carlo estimates over the remaining fixturesest. A shown 0% means it did not occur in 8,000 simulated seasons — not that it is impossible.