The Super Eagles’ first World Cup tournament also remains their best outing in a World Cup tournament, as they made it to the Round-of-16 stage – a feat matched in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil – but failed to overcome Roberto Baggio’s Italy to progress to the last eight. We pick out, Sure Prediction For Today, we have 40 accurate football predictions guaranteed to put money in your pocket. Again, in Asia, -Japan, to be precise- Nigeria defeated fellow African counterparts, Ghana 2-1 in the final courtesy of a Wilson Oruma header and a Peter Anosike goal. Iheanacho received the Golden Ball award for the tournament’s best player and also the Silver Boot with 6 goals and 7 assists. 1994- First World Cup qualification and participation. Make Room on Your Resume for Amazon AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional Certification. The Super Eagles had failed to make the cut in the tournament the previous year in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea but made a comeback in 2013. Akpoguma: Ex-German youth star sold on Nigeria 'vision', How Nigeria defied the odds to win Olympic gold in 1996. In August 1985, Nigeria beat then West Germany 2-0 to win the maiden FIFA U-16 World Cup (it was later changed to U-17 in 1991) tournament in the Far East nation in China. Such is their superiority that they have won the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) trophy a record 11 times out of 13 tournaments overall. Porto Poised To Sign Chelsea Defender To Provide Competition For Super Eagles Invitee Sanusi All Nigeria Soccer 12:38 5-Oct-20. It was the year of Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Nwakali as the Golden Eaglets successfully defended their World Cup trophy in Chile. The tournament was successfully staged in Lagos and the host team lost in the final this time around. At the National Stadium in Surulere, the Green Eagles team wrote their name in the history books after rallying past eight teams to win Africa’s prized football trophy. A squad that fielded the legendary names of Segun Odegbami, Christian Chukwu, Adokie Amiesimaka, Kadiri Ikhana, Henry Nwosu, and Sylvanus Okpala overcame Algeria 3-0 in the final. 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 and John Obi Mikel. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), How my workers poisoned me after being paid - Nollywood actor, Mr. Ibu, Pandemonium in Ikorodu: Hausa, Yoruba in brutal clash, Lagos serves abatement notice to houses in Agege, Ejigbo, My kidnappers demanded N300m ransom: Freed lawyer Bisola Ajayi [Video], Gas explosion rocks Baruwa, Lagos (Video), Lagos Speaker Obasa in EFCC's custody over fraud allegations, Coronavirus climbs again in Nigeria, Lagos leads, Kidnapped Port Harcourt lawyer Bisola Ajayi found alive. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The summer games in the United States is Nigeria’s best participation at the Olympics, generally. Nigeria’s sporting history has witnessed various landmark moments. NFF made the information public on Sunday September 20, via its Twitter account with pictures of some of the top team players including Samuel Chukwueze, William Ekong-Troost, Wilfred Ndidi, Asisat Oshoala, and many others donning the new jerseys. As Nigeria celebrates 60 years of independence, it becomes only normal to look at the sporting area of the self-acclaimed giant of Africa. The Super Falcons, Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, remain the most successful women’s team in Africa.