Nigeria World Cup Team

FIFA to keep monitoring Nigerian soccer
: FIFA will continue monitoring Nigerian soccer for political interference despite the government backing down on threats to remove its national teams from competition. more »; Related: Nigeria drops threat to suspend team; Related: Nigerian soccer execs fired

World Cup Appearances:
3

All Time Record:
11 games played, 4 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses

Best World Cup Finish: 2nd round, 1994 & 1998

Top Scorer: Daniel Amokachi and Emmanuel Amunike (2 goals)

Team News

FIFA to keep monitoring Nigerian soccer: FIFA will continue monitoring Nigerian soccer for political interference despite the government backing down on threats to remove its national teams from competition.
Nigeria soccer federation under investigation: Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it is investigating current and former leaders of the country's soccer federation.
Nigeria drops threat to suspend team: FIFA said Monday the Nigerian government has not indicated it will reverse a decision to ban the national team from playing, just hours before a deadline to withdraw the threat.
Nigerian soccer execs fired: The Nigerian Football Federation has fired its president and vice president after the nation's leader suspended the national team for two years.
Nigerian government risking its football future: The decision by the Nigerian government to ban their team from playing in world football for the next two years harks back to an era when irritated African 'big men' were able to impose their will on all sectors of civil society.
FIFA threatens Nigerian soccer with sanction: FIFA has reportedly given Nigeria's government 48 hours to overturn a government ban on the national team or face suspension from world soccer.
World Cup post-game: Nigeria 2, South Korea 2: South Korea advanced to the knockout stage for the first time since 2002 by earning a 2-2 draw Tuesday with Nigeria, which was eliminated after going winless in the group stage.
Nigeria's president suspends soccer team: Nigeria's president has suspended the national soccer squad after a poor showing in South Africa.
African team failures inspire soul searching: This was to be Africa's World Cup, not just the first to take place on the continent but also a showcase for its teams to excel. Mostly, however, it's been another letdown, and the post-mortems have begun.
South Korea squeaks into round of 16: South Korea and Nigeria battled to a see-saw draw on Tuesday, with the 2-2 result seeing the Asian team through to the knockout stages of the World Cup.