Nigeria is in Group D of AFCON 2021 tournament alongside Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.
The Nigeria national football team, also known as the Super Eagles, represents Nigeria in international association football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
In April 1994, the Super Eagles were ranked 5th in the FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever achieved by an African football team.
The Nigeria national football team is currently ranked 42nd in the World and 5rd in Africa, with its lowest ranking coming in November 1999 being placed 82nd.
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Their first World Cup appearance was the 1994 edition hosted by the United States.
Throughout history, the team has qualified for six of the last seven FIFA World Cups (as of 2018), missing only the 2006 World Cup hosted in Germany, and have reached the round of 16 three times.
The Nigeria national football team are three-time AFCON winners, with their recent title in 2013, after defeating Burkina Faso in the final.
The Super Eagles played its first international match on October 8, 1949, winning 2-0 against Sierra Leone. Their biggest defeat came on 1 June 1955, losing 7-0 to Ghana then Gold Coast and recorded their highest margin in the game against Dahomey now Benin on November 28, 1959, winning by 10-1.
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The Nigerian international was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.