🇳🇬 Nigeria — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
4
2002–2026
Best finish
Round of 16
2014
Record
2–3–8
13 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
10–17
for–against
YearStagePWDLGFGAPtsSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Group◑ 22/23 3012131€0M0.0-0.10
2010Group 3012351€98M0.0-0.18
2014Round of 16◑ 22/23 4112354€84M0.5161+0.36
2018Group◑ 22/23 3102343€134M0.0-0.09

2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Ike ShorunmuGK 34 Lucerne 00 n/a 0 50
2 Joseph YoboDF 21 Marseille 230 n/a 2,000 00
3 Celestine BabayaroDF 23 Chelsea 1033 n/a 8,180 141
4 Nwankwo KanuFW 25 Arsenal 10525 n/a 5,346 454
5 Isaac OkoronkwoDF 24 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 n/a 0 30
6 Taribo WestDF 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1483 n/a 12,385 100
7 Pius IkediaMF 21 Ajax 00 n/a 0 00
8 Mutiu AdepojuMF 31 Salamanca 17522 n/a 10,812 00
9 Bartholomew OgbecheFW 17 Paris Saint-Germain 214 n/a 1,088 00
10 Jay-Jay OkochaMF 28 Paris Saint-Germain 17430 n/a 12,523 121
11 Garba LawalMF 28 Roda JC 00 n/a 0 00
12 Austin EjideGK 18 Gabros International 00 n/a 0 00
13 Rabiu AfolabiDF 22 Standard Liège 00 n/a 0 00
14 Ifeanyi UdezeDF 21 PAOK 00 n/a 0 00
15 Justice ChristopherMF 20 Antwerp 00 n/a 0 00
16 Efe SodjeDF 29 Crewe Alexandra 00 n/a 0 00
17 Julius AghahowaFW 20 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 n/a 0 00
18 Benedict AkwuegbuFW 27 Shenyang Jinde 00 n/a 0 00
19 Eric EjioforDF 22 Maccabi Haifa 00 n/a 0 00
20 James ObiorahMF 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 00 n/a 0 40
21 John UtakaMF 20 Al Sadd 00 n/a 0 00
22 Vincent EnyeamaGK 19 Enyimba 00 n/a 0 00
23 Femi OpabunmiMF 17 Ibadan 00 n/a 0 00
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie23415,587
Belgian Pro League26619,174
Süper Lig958,238
Saudi Pro League2149
All competitions (59)
CompetitionAppsMin
Belgian Pro League26619,174
Eredivisie23415,587
Premier League21414,754
Ligue 120015,127
La Liga17510,812
UEFA Cup1188,501
Austrian Bundesliga1006,894
Bundesliga1007,322
EFL Cup967,617
Süper Lig958,238
UEFA Champions League936,679
Super League Greece896,951
Segunda División725,322
EFD2685,577
Serie A604,319
Ukrainian Premier League594,810
ENSD544,358
BE2362,245
CCB362,694
Russian Premier League352,403
EGY1342,649
FA Cup342,171
CGB252,141
CLQ241,924
SW93241,535
EPP231,743
CDR181,343
NLP161,053
FRL151,277
FRC141,037
GRP141,215
UI141,066
UKRP121,158
CIT10733
DFB10730
ofb9705
EBEL8398
TRP8626
UEQ8546
CHAA7630
UKR27436
ACL6269
ES2P6535
SCC6630
EGYP4360
RUP4330
BLP13270
ACWC2180
ES1P2172
FS290
GBCS2180
ITPO2180
Saudi Pro League2149
USC2180
BESC190
NLSC191
OFBS166
TRS190
WEPO153
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
19/22 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
34%
Jay-Jay Okocha of squad league goals
Precocity
3,211′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Celestine Babayaro (3,211′), Jay-Jay Okocha (2,698′), Taribo West (1,435′).

2010 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Vincent Enyeama 2ndGK 27 Hapoel Tel Aviv 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
2 Joseph Yobo 2ndDF 29 Everton 2438 2 20,229 00 €9.5M
3 Taye TaiwoDF 25 Marseille 16113 13 13,917 161 €10.5M
4 Nwankwo Kanu 2ndFW 33 Portsmouth 28455 33 15,498 605 €1.5M
5 Rabiu Afolabi 2ndDF 30 Red Bull Salzburg 1235 1 10,651 00 €2.8M
6 Danny ShittuDF 29 Bolton Wanderers 401 0 3,133 00 €1.0M
7 John Utaka 2ndFW 28 Portsmouth 23153 17 16,247 62 €3.5M
8 YakubuFW 27 Everton 20877 23 15,876 55 €16.5M
9 Obafemi MartinsFW 25 VfL Wolfsburg 19262 20 12,607 299 €10.5M
10 Brown Ideye [ 4 ]FW 21 Sochaux 172 0 1,456 00 €3.5M
11 Peter OdemwingieFW 28 Lokomotiv Moscow 7523 9 4,391 132 €7.0M
12 Kalu UcheFW 27 Almería 10921 4 5,572 00 €4.6M
13 Ayila YussufMF 25 Dynamo Kyiv 00 0 0 192 €3.5M
14 Sani KaitaMF 24 Alania Vladikavkaz 30 0 163 00 €0.8M
15 Lukman HarunaMF 19 Monaco 273 1 1,317 00 €0.8M
16 Austin Ejide 2ndGK 26 Hapoel Petah Tikva 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
17 Chidi OdiahDF 26 CSKA Moscow 00 0 0 100 €2.5M
18 Victor ObinnaFW 23 Málaga 8516 9 4,373 00 €4.0M
19 Chinedu ObasiFW 24 1899 Hoffenheim 4713 6 3,505 00 €8.0M
20 Dickson EtuhuMF 28 Fulham 612 1 4,543 00 €3.0M
21 Elderson EchiéjiléDF 22 Rennes 190 1 912 00 €0.8M
22 Dele AdeleyeDF 21 Sparta Rotterdam 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
23 Dele AiyenugbaGK 26 Bnei Yehuda 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
John Utaka
peak €10M (2007-07) → €4M at kickoff · −65%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship22818,387
Eredivisie14810,360
Belgian Pro League18113,684
All competitions (73)
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League95567,405
Ligue 163748,076
ISR129625,446
Championship22818,387
Russian Premier League19915,461
Belgian Pro League18113,684
UEFA Cup17212,506
Serie A1598,352
UEFA Champions League15810,186
Eredivisie14810,360
EFD21128,186
La Liga1116,346
FA Cup946,570
Ukrainian Premier League947,908
ENSD907,926
Austrian Bundesliga897,825
CGB745,599
Bundesliga634,211
EFL Cup554,312
Segunda División553,053
FRC554,215
Ekstraklasa543,844
UEFA Europa League473,786
Ligue 2443,960
ACL413,421
ISPO403,705
CLQ372,984
EGY1342,649
Serie B322,083
TUN1302,700
Eliteserien292,386
FRL272,415
2. Bundesliga272,384
CCB251,863
CIT251,666
ELQ181,531
UKRP181,417
RUP171,227
UEQ171,290
UI12900
NLP11960
UKR210848
ISRF9772
POPU9488
CDR8610
DFB8540
NOPO6428
RUJL6402
SCC6525
GBRN5384
EGYP4360
POCC486
ofb4298
ISRA3270
PON23225
UKRS3270
ACWC2180
BLP12180
GBCS2150
GBFL2180
IT3A2113
OFBS2169
PONL2180
RUSS2180
USC2180
BESC190
CAFS190
FRCH190
NLSC191
SCI1100
TDV190
TUNP1120
WEPO153
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
20/23 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
6%
prospect share
Goal dependency
22%
Yakubu of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Yakubu of squad value
Precocity
3,716′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Obafemi Martins (3,716′), Taye Taiwo (2,749′), Victor Obinna (2,358′).

2014 squad — Round of 16◑ 22/23

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Vincent Enyeama 3rdGK 31 Lille 380 0 3,420 71 €3.5M
2 Joseph Yobo 3rdDF 33 Norwich City [ 121 ] 2518 2 20,949 00 €2.0M
3 Ejike UzoenyiMF 22 Enugu Rangers [ 122 ] 10 0 2 00 €0.2M
4 Reuben GabrielMF 23 Waasland-Beveren 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
5 Efe AmbroseDF 25 Celtic 00 0 0 130 €3.0M
6 Azubuike EgwuekweDF 24 Warri Wolves 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
7 Ahmed MusaFW 21 CSKA Moscow 00 0 0 81 €12.0M
8 Peter Odemwingie 2ndFW 32 Stoke City 19260 22 12,724 132 €2.5M
9 Emmanuel EmenikeFW 27 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 42 €14.0M
10 John Obi MikelMF 27 Chelsea 2061 8 13,751 530 €20.0M
11 Victor MosesMF 23 Liverpool [ 123 ] 11610 9 6,319 41 €11.0M
12 Kunle OdunlamiDF 23 Sunshine Stars 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
13 Juwon OshaniwaDF 23 Ashdod 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
14 Godfrey OboabonaDF 23 Çaykur Rizespor 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
15 Ramon AzeezMF 21 Almería 302 2 2,042 00 €2.0M
16 Austin Ejide 3rdGK 30 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
17 Ogenyi OnaziMF 21 Lazio 452 3 2,532 00 €6.0M
18 Michael BabatundeMF 21 Volyn Lutsk 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
19 Uche NwoforFW 22 Heerenveen [ 124 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
20 Michael UcheboFW 24 Cercle Brugge 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
21 Chigozie AgbimGK 29 Gombe United 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
22 Kenneth OmeruoDF 20 Middlesbrough [ 125 ] 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
23 Shola AmeobiFW 32 Newcastle United 29543 30 14,820 83 €1.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Joseph Yobo
peak €12M (2008-07) → €2M at kickoff · −83%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship965,961
Eredivisie18611,694
Scottish Premiership675,601
Belgian Pro League1509,947
Süper Lig15413,017
All competitions (68)
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League96262,172
ISR135931,908
Eredivisie18611,694
Russian Premier League18214,213
Süper Lig15413,017
Belgian Pro League1509,947
Ligue 11379,813
UEFA Champions League1107,867
Championship965,961
FA Cup734,797
Scottish Premiership675,601
Ukrainian Premier League673,626
UEFA Europa League594,344
ES3D594,114
NPFL595,287
CGB544,224
UEFA Cup523,733
ACL484,298
Serie A452,532
Ligue 2443,960
ISPO363,540
ISRA312,708
ISRF312,732
La Liga302,042
TUN1302,700
TR2282,340
CLQ251,935
ITJ3231,900
CCB201,509
PON2171,155
ELQ121,025
NLBE12839
UI12806
TRP11926
RUP10859
FRC9474
UEQ9810
FRL8753
SFA8632
NLBB7576
NLP7425
Eliteserien6508
POT16540
EBEL5413
GBCS5343
POBE5132
CDR4267
CIT4288
EJPD4356
GBR4329
ITJE4360
UKRP4261
C3IF3207
KLUB3173
SCP3281
TDV3270
CAFC2180
CN2A2180
Segunda División211
ISP12180
NL2285
POCC269
RUSS2180
USC2123
BESC190
GB21165
SCI119
TUNP1120
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
27%
prospect share
Goal dependency
48%
Peter Odemwingie of squad league goals
Value dependency
24%
John Obi Mikel of squad value
Precocity
2,707′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: John Obi Mikel (2,707′), Victor Moses (2,576′), Ogenyi Onazi (1,830′).

2018 squad — Group◑ 22/23

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Ikechukwu EzenwaGK 29 Enyimba 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
2 Brian IdowuDF 26 Amkar Perm 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
3 Elderson Echiéjilé 2ndDF 30 Cercle Brugge 592 2 4,017 90 €0.7M
4 Wilfred NdidiMF 21 Leicester City 502 4 4,421 40 €25.0M
5 William Troost-EkongDF 24 Bursaspor 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
6 Leon BalogunDF 29 Mainz 05 751 2 5,316 00 €2.0M
7 Ahmed Musa 2ndFW 25 CSKA Moscow 212 0 753 253 €15.0M
8 Peter EteboMF 22 Las Palmas 140 1 1,215 00 €1.5M
9 Odion IghaloFW 28 Changchun Yatai 13831 11 8,354 00 €9.5M
10 John Obi Mikel 2ndMF 31 Tianjin TEDA 2491 10 16,230 592 €5.5M
11 Victor Moses 2ndFW 27 Chelsea 21820 20 13,371 81 €20.0M
12 Shehu AbdullahiDF 25 Bursaspor 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
13 Simeon NwankwoFW 26 Crotone 4410 1 1,774 00 €1.5M
14 Kelechi IheanachoFW 22 Leicester City 6715 7 2,104 72 €15.0M
15 Joel ObiMF 27 Torino 1107 3 4,672 80 €5.0M
16 Daniel AkpeyiGK 32 Chippa United 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
17 Ogenyi Onazi 2ndMF 25 Trabzonspor 764 5 4,376 00 €3.5M
18 Alex IwobiFW 22 Arsenal 658 10 3,938 91 €15.0M
19 John OguMF 30 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
20 Chidozie AwaziemDF 21 Nantes 221 0 1,509 00 €6.0M
21 Tyronne EbuehiDF 22 ADO Den Haag 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
22 Kenneth Omeruo 2ndDF 24 Kasımpaşa 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
23 Francis UzohoGK 19 Deportivo La Coruña 20 0 180 00 €0.3M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
John Obi Mikel
peak €23M (2013-01) → €6M at kickoff · −76%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship1268,209
Eredivisie17513,953
Primeira Liga21315,617
Belgian Pro League554,745
Süper Lig16613,310
All competitions (90)
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League72545,261
Serie A23910,968
Russian Premier League22217,431
Primeira Liga21315,617
Eredivisie17513,953
NPFL17314,793
Süper Lig16613,310
PO216312,158
UEFA Champions League1298,539
Championship1268,209
FA Cup986,677
SL1976,384
La Liga935,356
ISR1927,935
UEFA Europa League875,937
RUJL806,228
Ligue 1785,329
Bundesliga755,316
SFA1746,630
Eliteserien634,873
CSL625,563
CGB604,712
Belgian Pro League554,745
GB21534,132
ITJ2523,749
L3504,415
NLBE443,705
RL1373,020
ISRF353,117
POCP332,471
2. Bundesliga322,429
OL3292,610
POPO271,809
ES3D261,821
RUP262,199
CLQ252,129
ES3A252,250
RU2251,787
CIT231,214
ITJ3231,900
Segunda División21858
19YL181,361
TDV181,457
CAFC171,530
TRP161,266
EJPL151,228
ELQ151,325
FRC11766
ISPO11924
ITJE11835
NL210581
CCB9723
GBCS9553
NLP8653
PLIC8676
NOPO7517
ACL6418
DFB6304
FRL6467
NLAJ6473
NLBV6540
CDR5401
POBE5276
PON25420
ES1P4327
NEDC4390
RLW34360
TELK4360
ES2P3254
FAYC3221
ITJ13137
KLUB3173
SCI3191
BE22180
ESJP2180
GBFL2172
GBR2149
IRLP2180
POCC269
POSL2180
RUSR2180
RUSS2173
SFAL2180
SLP2169
USC2123
CN2C190
NLJB190
POSU119
UEFA Cup15
UI130
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
187 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
48%
prospect share
Goal dependency
30%
Odion Ighalo of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Wilfred Ndidi of squad value
Precocity
3,052′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Wilfred Ndidi (3,052′), John Obi Mikel (2,707′), Victor Moses (2,576′).