The Nigeria national futsal team represents Nigeria in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Nigeria Football Federation.[2] Nigeria have played in one edition of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations after making their debut at the 2008 edition of the tournament where they were eliminated in the first round. Nigeria has also played in the FIFA Futsal World Cup making their debut on the international stage in 1992 where they were eliminated in the group stage after losing all three of their matches (to Argentina, Poland and host country Hong Kong respectively).
| Nickname(s) | Super Eagles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
| FIFA ranking | Unranked [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Argentina 6–2 Nigeria  (Hung Hom, Hong Kong; 15 November 1992) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Nigeria 5–3 Tunisia  (African Union, Tripoli, Libya; 25 March 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Egypt 8–2 Nigeria (Cairo, Egypt; 8 June 2012) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Round 1 (1992) | ||
| Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Round 1 (2008) | ||
Tournaments
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Alaka, Babajide (6 June 2012). "OLADUNNI OYEKALE LEADS 12 FUTSAL EAGLES TO CAIRO". Goal. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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