List of leading goalscorers for the Nigeria national football team

This List of leading goalscorers for the Nigeria national football team contains football players who have played for the Nigeria national team and is listed according to their number of goals scored. The Nigeria national football team represents the nation of Nigeria in international football. It is fielded by the Nigeria Football Federation and competes as a member of Confederation of African Football.[1][2]

This article is about Nigeria national team players with at least 6 goals. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Nigeria international footballers. For the current national team squad, see Nigeria national football team § Players.

Players
  • Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players marked in bold are still active and eligible (meaning they have not retired) to play for the national team.

Statistics correct as of the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon on 1 September 2017 Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward


Obafemi Martins (18 goals) played his last match for the national team in a 2-0 victory in a World Cup Qualifier against Swaziland on November 17, 2015.
#NamePositionNational
team career		GoalsCapsAverage
1Rashidi YekiniFW1984–199837580.63
2Segun OdegbamiFW1976–198223460.50
3YakubuFW2000–201221570.36
4Ikechukwu UcheFW2007–19460.41
5Obafemi MartinsFW2004–18480.37
6Sunday OyarekhuaFW1971–197617280.60
7Samson SiasiaFW1984–199916510.31
8Odion IghaloFW2015–201916370.31
9Julius AghahowaFW2000–200714320.43
10Jay Jay OkochaMF1993–200614750.18
11Daniel AmokachiFW1990–199913440.29
12Ahmed MusaFW2010–13630.21
13Victor ObinnaFW2005–12480.25
14Mudashiru LawalMF1975–198512860.14
15Nwankwo KanuFW/MF1994–201112870.13
16Victor MosesFW2012-10280.36
17Peter OdemwingieFW2002–10630.15
18Emmanuel AmunikeFW1993–20019270.33
19Emmanuel EmenikeFW2011–20159370.24
20Stephen KeshiDF1981–19959640.14
21Benedict AkwuegbuFW2000–20058300.27
22Kelechi IheanachoFW2015-7110.64
23Victor IkpebaFW1992–20027310.22
24Joseph YoboDF2001–201471010.07
25Humphrey EdoborFW1984–19897
26John UtakaFW2002–20146430.14
27Mutiu AdepojuMF1990–20026480.13
28Finidi GeorgeFW1991–20026620.09

References
  1. "50 greatest footballers in 50 years of Nigerian Football!". Supersport.com. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. "Nigeria national football team statistics and records: top scorers". 11v11.com. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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