The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). According to the FIFA World Rankings, Nigeria ranks 15th and holds the second highest place among the African nations behind Egypt (10th). Their highest position ever reached on the ranking was 5th in April 1994.
Nigeria Team Profile Matches Road to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Nigeria team last standing position 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Nigeria Team Record in FIFA World Cup
Nigeria Team Profile Matches Road to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
| 29/03/09 15:00 | Maputo |  | Mozambique | 0:0 | Nigeria |  |
| 07/06/09 17:00 | Abuja | | Nigeria | 3:0 (1:0) | Kenya |  |
| 20/06/09 19:10 | Rades |  | Tunisia | 0:0 | Nigeria | |
| 06/09/09 17:00 | Abuja | | Nigeria | 2:2 (1:1) | Tunisia | |
| 11/10/09 17:00 | Abuja | | Nigeria | 1:0 (0:0) | Mozambique | |
| 14/11/09 16:00 | Nairobi | | Kenya | 2:3 (1:0) | Nigeria | |
Nigeria team last standing position 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
| Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
 | Nigeria * | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
 | Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
 | Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
 | Kenya | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
Nigeria Team Record in FIFA World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 to 1958 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1962 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1966 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1970 to 1990 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1994 | Round of 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1998 | Round of 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2002 | Round 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 3/18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |