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Grupo L · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2026/27
2.°
Position
1
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
1
Goals against
3
Points

Grupo C · African Cup of Nations

2025/26
1.°
Position
3
Played
3
Won
8
Goals for
4
Goals against
9
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 24 in the competitionGoals2.00Shots on target per match · 2 of 24 in the competitionShots on target5.86Goals per 100 shots · 3 of 24 in the competitionConversion18%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 5 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets57%Average share of the ball · 4 of 24 in the competitionPossession58%Duels won over duels contested · 12 of 24 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 24 teams in African Cup of Nations in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.001.º
Shots on target5.862.º
Conversion18%3.º
Clean sheets57%5.º
Possession58%4.º
Duels won50%12.º

Grupo D · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2024/25
1.°
Position
6
Played
3
Won
9
Goals for
3
Goals against
11
Points
Goals scored per match · 13 of 48 in the competitionGoals1.20Shots on target per match · 9 of 48 in the competitionShots on target5.40Goals per 100 shots · 20 of 48 in the competitionConversion12%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 12 of 48 in the competitionClean sheets60%Average share of the ball · 8 of 48 in the competitionPossession59%Duels won over duels contested · 4 of 48 in the competitionDuels won54%

Compared with the 48 teams in African Cup of Nations Qualifiers in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 48 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.2013.º
Shots on target5.409.º
Conversion12%20.º
Clean sheets60%12.º
Possession59%8.º
Duels won54%4.º

Grupo D · African Nations Championship

2024/25
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
5
Goals against
3
Points
Goals scored per match · 14 of 19 in the competitionGoals0.67Shots on target per match · 18 of 19 in the competitionShots on target1.67Goals per 100 shots · 9 of 19 in the competitionConversion11%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 10 of 19 in the competitionClean sheets33%Average share of the ball · 2 of 19 in the competitionPossession59%Duels won over duels contested · 18 of 19 in the competitionDuels won45%

Compared with the 19 teams in African Nations Championship in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 19 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.6714.º
Shots on target1.6718.º
Conversion11%9.º
Clean sheets33%10.º
Possession59%2.º
Duels won45%18.º

Grupo A · African Cup of Nations

2023/24
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
3
Goals for
1
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 11 of 24 in the competitionGoals1.14Shots on target per match · 14 of 24 in the competitionShots on target3.29Goals per 100 shots · 9 of 24 in the competitionConversion14%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 3 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets57%Average share of the ball · 20 of 24 in the competitionPossession43%Duels won over duels contested · 15 of 24 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 24 teams in African Cup of Nations in 2023/24.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.1411.º
Shots on target3.2914.º
Conversion14%9.º
Clean sheets57%3.º
Possession43%20.º
Duels won49%15.º

Grupo A · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2022/23
1.°
Position
6
Played
5
Won
22
Goals for
4
Goals against
15
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 46 in the competitionGoals3.67Shots on target per match · 1 of 46 in the competitionShots on target7.50Goals per 100 shots · 2 of 46 in the competitionConversion27%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 5 of 46 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 5 of 46 in the competitionPossession62%Duels won over duels contested · 10 of 46 in the competitionDuels won54%

Compared with the 46 teams in African Cup of Nations Qualifiers in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 46 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals3.671.º
Shots on target7.501.º
Conversion27%2.º
Clean sheets50%5.º
Possession62%5.º
Duels won54%10.º

Grupo D · African Cup of Nations

2021/22
1.°
Position
3
Played
3
Won
6
Goals for
1
Goals against
9
Points
Goals scored per match · 3 of 24 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 6 of 24 in the competitionShots on target4.50Goals per 100 shots · 7 of 22 in the competitionConversion13%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 6 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 9 of 24 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 7 of 24 in the competitionDuels won52%

Compared with the 24 teams in African Cup of Nations in 2021/22.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.503.º
Shots on target4.506.º
Conversion13%7.º
Clean sheets50%6.º
Possession52%9.º
Duels won52%7.º

Grupo L · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2019/20
1.°
Position
6
Played
4
Won
14
Goals for
7
Goals against
14
Points

Grupo E · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2018/19
1.°
Position
6
Played
4
Won
14
Goals for
6
Goals against
13
Points

Grupo B · African Cup of Nations

2018/19
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
2
Goals for
2
Goals against
6
Points

Grupo C · African Cup of Nations

2012/13
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
4
Goals for
2
Goals against
5
Points

Grupo B · FIFA Confederations Cup

2012/13
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
7
Goals for
6
Goals against
3
Points

Grupo C · African Cup of Nations

2009/10
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
5
Goals for
3
Goals against
6
Points

Trends

2026/27
2.00
Scored
0.57
Conceded
57%
Clean sheets
57%
Over 2.5 goals
Last 6
When they score46-60'

Squad

2026/27

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
23Stanley NwabaliGoalkeeperNigeria301.96 m82 kgRight2021
1Arthur OkonkwoGoalkeeperEngland251.98 m84 kgRight2026
40Maduka OkoyeGoalkeeperGermany271.98 m94 kgRight2022

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
34Ola AinaFull backEngland291.84 m82 kgRight2017
6Semi AjayiCentre backEngland321.93 m83 kgRight2018
3Calvin BasseyFull backItaly261.85 m76 kgLeft2022
37Emmanuel FernandezDefenderEngland251.94 m75 kgRight2026
22Benjamin FredrickCentre backNigeria211.87 m78 kgRight2025
12Isaac JamesFull backNigeria221.75 m69 kgLeft2026
70Bruno OnyemaechiDefenderNigeria271.84 m82 kgLeft2022
26Bright Osayi-SamuelFull backNigeria281.75 m72 kgRight2022

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
4Wilfred NdidiCentre midNigeria291.83 m74 kgRight2016
27Chibuike NwaiwuCentre backNigeria231.93 m-Right2026
25Raphael OnyedikaDef. midfieldNigeria251.84 m78 kgRight2022
16Frank OnyekaCentre midNigeria281.83 m70 kgRight2020

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
9Akor AdamsStrikerNigeria261.90 m92 kgRight2025
99Tolu ArokodareStrikerNigeria251.97 m97 kgRight2025
9Taiwo AwoniyiStrikerNigeria291.83 m84 kgRight2021
19Samuel ChukwuezeWingerNigeria271.72 m70 kgLeft2018
99George IlenikhenaStrikerNigeria201.85 m76 kgLeft2026
17Alex IwobiAtt. midfieldNigeria301.80 m75 kgRight2015
11Ademola LookmanWingerEngland281.74 m71 kgRight2022
27Moses SimonWingerNigeria311.68 m66 kgRight2016
8Moses UsorStrikerNigeria241.81 m68 kgLeft2026
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