Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations
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Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty occasions. Nigeria has won the cup three times: the first time was in 1980[1][2] and they won a second title in the 1994,[3][4] held in Tunisia.
Nigeria won their third African title in 2013,[5][6][7] held in South Africa.
Overall record
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
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Withdrew | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
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Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Squad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as holders | |||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
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Withdrew | Qualified as holders | |||||||||||||||
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Banned | Banned | |||||||||||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | ||
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
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Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||
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Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | ||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
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Total | 3 Titles | 20/36 | 104 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 146 | 95 | — | 126 | 67 | 39 | 20 | 221 | 93 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via a penalty shoot-out.
- **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
References
- ^ Oluwalowo, ’Tosin (March 21, 2020). "We drank wine, partied till 2am –1980 AFCON heroes recount historic feat".
- ^ Ezekute, Nnamdi (March 21, 2020). "INTERVIEW: Chukwu Speaks On 1980 AFCON Win 40 Years After; The Joy, Regrets, Family". Complete Sports.
- ^ Eludini, Tunde (June 17, 2021). "Remembering Nigeria's AFCON 1994 Super Squad". www.premiumtimesng.com.
- ^ "Watch as Caf relives Nigeria defeat Zambia to win 1994 Africa Cup of Nations | Goal.com". Goal. April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria's last AFCON winning team - Who were the players and where are they now? | Goal.com India". www.goal.com. January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Nigeria are African champions – DW – 02/10/2013". dw.com.
- ^ "Third African soccer title for Nigeria". CNN. February 10, 2013.