Nigeria have been involved in some top World Cup matches but haven't really threatened in recent years, even when they played in their own continent in South Africa in 2010.
These were the best World Cup bets on Nigeria at the most recent World Cup.
1. Nigeria to be eliminated at the group stage
2. Nigeria to finish third in Group B
3. Nigeria to get one point in Group B
4. Nigeria to draw with South Korea
5. Kalu Uche to be Nigeria's top scorer at the World Cup
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Eliminated In Group Stage |
| 2006 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2002 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
| 1998 | Eliminated in Second Round |
| 1994 | Eliminated in Second Round |
| 1990 | Did Not Qualify |
Nigeria will battle for one of the six qualifying places up for grabs for the African sides. The African qualifying process takes plenty of time, almost three years for some nations, but the reward is worth it in the end.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
This is the Nigeria World Cup squad that competed at the most recent World Cup.
| Goalkeepers | Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva,Israel) |
| Defenders | Taye Taiwo (Marseille, France), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Joseph Yobo (Everton, England), Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England), Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg, Austria) |
| Midfielders | Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany), John Utaka (Portsmouth, England), Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England), Sani Kaita (Alaniya, Russia), Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco, France), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia) |
| Strikers |
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton, England), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth, England), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany), Victor Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain) |