Nigeria Nickname (s) Super Eagles Association Nigeria Football Federation Confederation CAF (Africa) Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa) Head coach Gernot Rohr Captain John Obi Mikel Most caps Vincent Enyeama (101) Joseph Yobo (101) Top scorer Rashidi Yekini (37) Home stadium Abuja National Stadium FIFA code NGA First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 47 5 (12 April 2018) Highest 5 (April 1994) Lowest 82 (November 1999) Elo ranking Current 43 (8 April 2018) Highest 15 (31 May 2004) Lowest 72 (27 December 1964) First international Sierra Leone 0 -- 2 Nigeria (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 8 October 1949) Biggest win Nigeria 10 -- 1 Dahomey (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959) Biggest defeat Gold Coast and British Togoland 7 -- 0 Nigeria (Accra, Gold Coast; 1 June 1955) World Cup Appearances 6 (first in 1994) Best result Round of 16, 1994, 1998 and 2014 Africa Cup of Nations Appearances 17 (first in 1963) Best result Champions, 1980, 1994 and 2013 African Nations Championship Appearances 3 (first in 2014) Best result Runners up, 2018 Confederations Cup Appearances 2 (first in 1995) Best result Fourth Place, 1995
who is the current coach of the nigerian super eagles
Gernot Rohr