Nigeria Football Federation
Sports governing body
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March 25 2025 | Nigeria national football team scheduled to play FIFA World Cup qualification match against Zimbabwe |
March 21 2025 | Nigeria national football team scheduled to play FIFA World Cup qualification match against Rwanda |
2024 | Éric Chelle from Mali becomes the current head coach of the Nigeria national football team, taking over in 2025. |
2023 | Nigeria finished as runners-up in the Africa Cup of Nations, continuing their strong performance in the tournament. |
2022 | José Peseiro from Portugal takes over as head coach of the Nigeria national football team, serving from 2022 to 2024. |
2016 | Gernot Rohr from Germany becomes the head coach of the Nigeria national football team, serving a long tenure from 2016 to 2021. |
2013 | Nigeria won their third Africa Cup of Nations championship, further solidifying their status as a top African football nation. |
2011 | Stephen Keshi, a Nigerian coach, begins his first major coaching period with the national team, leading the team from 2011 to 2014 and briefly in 2015. |
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