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Super Eagles
Three titles and 17 podiums — the most of any nation. Nigeria open qualifying against Madagascar on 25 septembre 2026.
Road to AFCON 2027
Group L
Nigeria
Current status: Qualifying
The co-host is already qualified, so only the best-placed other team qualifies. With Tanzania through as co-hosts, Nigeria must finish as the best of the other three.
No qualifier has been played yet — the table appears here after the first matchday.
Checked 21 septembre 2026 against CAF’s draw and fixture list.CAF fixtures
The number that defines Nigeria
17
AFCON podium finishes
Three titles, five runners-up medals and nine third places — more than any other nation, the latest at Morocco 2025.
Iconic moment · 2026
Third-place play-off · Morocco 2025, Casablanca
After a goalless 90 minutes against Egypt, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali was the decisive figure in a 4–2 shoot-out win and Ademola Lookman converted the last kick. It was Nigeria’s ninth bronze medal and their eighth win in eight third-place play-offs.
2026
Egypt v Nigeria — AFCON 2025 third-place highlights
A goalless 90 minutes in Casablanca, then a 4–2 shoot-out: eight third-place play-offs, eight wins.
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The team now
Forward · Atletico Madrid
Opened the scoring in the 4–0 round-of-16 win over Mozambique at AFCON 2025, converted the winning kick in the third-place shoot-out and was named in CAF’s team of the tournament.
Defender · Fulham FC
Named in CAF’s team of the tournament at AFCON 2025; CAF’s semi-final report singled out his display against the hosts.
Midfielder · Besiktas FC
Named captain in the NFF’s announcement of the squad for the opening qualifiers.
From the 24-man squad named on 17 septembre 2026 for Madagascar (25 Sep, Uyo) and Guinea-Bissau (29 Sep, Bissau) in qualifying. Clubs as at that announcement.
AFCON 2027 packages
Follow the Super Eagles to East Africa. Each trip works from any host country, so it holds whichever group Nigeria land in.
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A short trip built around a single fixture
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Two fixtures, one trip
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Host countries
Explore the three host nations while we wait for Nigeria’s official finals journey to be determined.
Safari country and East Africa’s busiest gateway
Kenya combines the region’s most connected international airport with the Maasai Mara and the Kenyan coast, making it the natural base for supporters who want football and safari in one trip.
Plan my tripZanzibar, Serengeti and the Indian Ocean
Tanzania offers the strongest holiday extension of the three hosts — Zanzibar’s beaches and the northern safari circuit are both within easy reach of the mainland gateways.
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The source of the Nile and gorilla country
Uganda is the most compact of the three hosts, with Entebbe close to Kampala and adventure travel — rafting at Jinja, gorilla trekking in the southwest — within reach of a tournament trip.
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SAFARI3 daysMaasai Mara
Kenya’s best-known reserve, reachable by light aircraft or road from Nairobi between match days.
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CITY1 dayNairobi
The national park on the city edge, the elephant orphanage and Karen — a full day without leaving Nairobi.
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BEACH4 daysZanzibar
The classic post-tournament wind-down: white sand, warm water and Stone Town, a short hop from Dar es Salaam.
Add to my tripThe story behind the shirt
The full story, the title years, the moments, the legends and every tournament — researched from CAF and dated where it can change.
Nigeria’s AFCON legacy
No country collects AFCON medals like Nigeria. Since their first in 1976 the Super Eagles have finished in the top three seventeen times — three titles, five defeats in the final and nine bronze medals, more podium finishes than any other nation. The beginning gave no hint of it: their first finals match, in Kumasi in 1963, was a 6–3 defeat by Egypt that is still the highest-scoring game in the tournament’s history.
The titles belong to three different eras. In 1980 a home side beat Algeria 3–0 in the final in Lagos, Segun Odegbami scoring twice. In 1994 Zambia led the final in Tunis after three minutes before Emmanuel Amunike scored both Nigerian goals, with Rashidi Yekini top scorer and best player of the tournament. In 2013 Stephen Keshi, a winner in that 1994 squad, returned as coach and Sunday Mba’s goal beat Burkina Faso in Johannesburg — making Keshi one of only two men to win the Cup as player and coach.
The titles belong to three different eras. In 1980 a home side beat Algeria 3–0 in the final in Lagos, Segun Odegbami scoring twice. In 1994 Zambia led the final in Tunis after three minutes before Emmanuel Amunike scored both Nigerian goals, with Rashidi Yekini top scorer and best player of the tournament. In 2013 Stephen Keshi, a winner in that 1994 squad, returned as coach and Sunday Mba’s goal beat Burkina Faso in Johannesburg — making Keshi one of only two men to win the Cup as player and coach.
The near-misses are part of the identity too. Cameroon beat Nigeria in the finals of 1984, 1988 and 2000, the last on penalties in Lagos, and hosts Côte d’Ivoire came from behind to win the 2023 final in Abidjan after William Troost-Ekong — later named the tournament’s best player — had put Nigeria ahead. At Morocco 2025 Eric Chelle’s side won their first five matches, lost the semi-final to the hosts on penalties and then beat Egypt in a shoot-out for a ninth bronze: eight third-place play-offs, eight wins.
The road to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is narrower than usual. Nigeria are in Group L with co-hosts Tanzania, Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau; because Tanzania have already qualified as co-hosts, only the best of the other three goes through. The campaign starts against Madagascar in Uyo on 25 September 2026.
3 titles
Champions at home
3–0 against Algeria in the final in Lagos.
Second star
Amunike’s two goals beat Zambia 2–1.
Keshi’s title
Sunday Mba’s goal beats Burkina Faso in Johannesburg.
Tap a year for the story of that title.
1963
First AFCON
A 6–3 defeat by Egypt in the opening match, in Kumasi.
1976
The first medal
Third place in Ethiopia.
1980
Champions at home
3–0 against Algeria in the final in Lagos.
1988
Cameroon again
A second final lost to Cameroon in four years.
1994
Second star
Amunike’s two goals beat Zambia 2–1.
1996
Withdrawal as holders
Nigeria pulled out of the tournament in South Africa.
2000
Co-hosts, runners-up
A 2–2 final with Cameroon in Lagos, lost on penalties.
2013
Keshi’s title
Sunday Mba’s goal beats Burkina Faso in Johannesburg.
2023
Runners-up
Beaten 2–1 by the hosts in Abidjan.
2025
Ninth bronze
Egypt beaten on penalties in Casablanca.
Iconic moments
1980
Final · Nigeria 1980, Lagos
Nigeria’s first title came at home. Segun Odegbami scored twice and defender Muda Lawal added a third as Algeria were beaten 3–0 in the final at the National Stadium in Lagos. Odegbami finished as the tournament’s joint top scorer and Christian Chukwu was named best player.
1994
Final · Tunisia 1994, Tunis
Zambia, rebuilt after the air disaster that had killed their team a year earlier, scored after three minutes. Emmanuel Amunike equalised soon after and struck again straight after half-time to win it 2–1. Rashidi Yekini was top scorer for the second tournament running and was named best player.
2013
Final · South Africa 2013, Johannesburg
Sunday Mba scored the only goal against Burkina Faso for Nigeria’s third title. Their coach, Stephen Keshi, had won the Cup as a player in 1994 — only Egypt’s Mahmoud El-Gohary had done both before him.
AFCON legends
Forward · 1970s–1980s
The goalscorer of Nigeria’s first title.
Scored twice in the 1980 final and was joint top scorer at both the 1978 and 1980 tournaments.
Forward · 1990s
The spearhead of the 1994 champions.
Top scorer at the 1992 and 1994 tournaments and best player of the 1994 edition.
Defender, then coach · 1980s–2010s
The link between Nigeria’s second and third titles.
Won AFCON as a player in 1994 and as coach in 2013 — one of only two men to do both.
Midfielder · 1990s–2000s
A playmaker in the sides that took bronze in 2002 and 2004.
Best player and joint top scorer, with four goals, at Tunisia 2004.
Defender · 2010s–2020s
The defender at the centre of Nigeria’s run to the 2023 final.
Scored the opening goal of the 2023 final and was named the tournament’s best player.
AFCON rivalry
Cameroon beat Nigeria 3–1 in the 1984 final and 1–0 in 1988, then won the 2000 final in Lagos on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Nigeria took the 1992 third-place play-off 2–1 and have won the last three meetings at the tournament: 2–1 in the 2004 quarter-finals, 3–2 in the 2019 round of 16 and 2–0 in the 2023 round of 16.
Cameroon at AFCON 202717
AFCON podium finishes
3 titles, 5 runners-up, 9 third places — the most of any nation
9
Third-place finishes
1976 to 2025 — no other nation has more than four
8 of 8
Third-place play-offs won
Most recently 4–2 on penalties against Egypt at Morocco 2025
2
Back-to-back golden boots
Rashidi Yekini — 4 goals in 1992, 5 in 1994
AFCON finals tournaments only — qualifiers are not included.
Statistics
Finals tournaments through Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Qualifiers not included.
– match figures not yet verified for that edition.
Nigeria’s first AFCON finals match is still the highest-scoring game in the tournament’s history: a 6–3 defeat by Egypt in Kumasi in 1963.
Stephen Keshi is one of only two men to win AFCON as a player and as a coach — with Nigeria in 1994 and 2013. The other is Egypt’s Mahmoud El-Gohary.
Nigeria have won every third-place play-off they have contested — eight out of eight, the latest on penalties against Egypt in January 2026.
Three of Nigeria’s five lost finals were against Cameroon: 1984, 1988 and 2000.
As defending champions, Nigeria withdrew from the 1996 tournament in South Africa.
Four Nigerians have been named best player of a tournament: Christian Chukwu (1980), Rashidi Yekini (1994), Jay-Jay Okocha (2004) and William Troost-Ekong (2023).
Three — 1980 at home, 1994 in Tunisia and 2013 in South Africa. They have also been runners-up five times and third nine times.
In 2013, beating Burkina Faso 1–0 in the final in Johannesburg with a goal from Sunday Mba. Stephen Keshi was the coach.
They finished third. Nigeria won their first five matches, lost the semi-final to hosts Morocco on penalties after a 0–0 draw, and beat Egypt 4–2 on penalties in the third-place play-off.
Not yet. Qualifying begins on 24 September 2026. Nigeria are in Group L with co-hosts Tanzania, who have qualified automatically, so only the best of the other three teams goes through.
Madagascar, Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau. Nigeria host Madagascar on 25 September 2026, then play Guinea-Bissau away on 29 September.
Eric Chelle, appointed in January 2025. Wilfred Ndidi is captain for the September 2026 qualifiers.
Sources · checked 21 septembre 2026
Historical figures cover AFCON finals tournaments only. Qualification, squads and rankings change — each is dated where it appears.
AFCON 2027
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