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Football in Nigeria
Nigeria vs Argentina at the 2018 world cup lineup
CountryNigeria
Governing bodyNigeria Football Federation
National team(s)national football team
First played1904
National competitions
  • Africa Cup of Nations
  • FIFA World Cup
Club competitions
League:
Nigeria Professional Football League
Nigeria National League
Nigeria Nationwide League
Cups:
Federation Cup
International competitions
  • CAF Champions League
  • CAF Confederation Cup
  • CAF Super Cup
  • FIFA Club World Cup

Football is the most popular sport in Nigeria.[1][2][3][4] The Nigeria national football team competes regularly for international titles and many Nigerian footballers compete in Europe, particularly in England.[5] Nigeria has one of the finest national teams in Africa and has produced many notable footballers including Mudashiru Lawal, Rashidi Yekini, Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo, Mikel John Obi and Victor Osimhen.[6][7]

  1. ^ OlaOlorun, Funmilola M.; Odimegwu, Clifford Obby; Makinde, Olusesan Ayodeji (1 December 2018). "A unique opportunity to use football to improve birth registration awareness and completeness in Nigeria". Br J Sports Med. 52 (23): 1529–1530. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097404. PMC 6241617. PMID 28455365 – via bjsm.bmj.com.
  2. ^ "The Passion For Football In Nigeria". The Nigerian Blogger. May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Walker, Andrew (2008-07-28). "Africa | Is Premier League killing Nigerian football?". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  4. ^ Category: Weekend. "Guardian News Website - Dwindling fortunes of Nigeria's premier league". Ngrguardiannews.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  5. ^ Doyle, Paul (2013-10-29). "Why is Nigeria the world's toughest league in which to get an away win? | Paul Doyle | Football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  6. ^ "How World Cup 1994 set the tone for future of Nigerian football". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ "World Cup Special: Just How Good were Nigeria in 1994? - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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