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Nigeria appeared again in the African Cup of Nations in 19, they finished third in 1992 and won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, which was the second time they won the tournament.Ĭlemens Westerhof managed the team from 1989 through the 1994 World Cup. They also failed to qualify for the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt. Nigeria came out as runners-up three times and had one group stage elimination, between 19. Nigeria hosted the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations and also won their first Cup of Nations Title that year in Lagos. In 1976, they came back to the Cup of Nations with third-place finishes in both the 19 Africa cup of Nations The team withdrew from two African Cup of Nations between 19, due to political instability. Three notable occasions narrowly losing out in the 1988 African Cup of Nations, qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup, and then the controversial final of the 2000 African Cup of Nations where a kick taken by Victor Ikpeba during the penalty shoot-out was adjudged not to have crossed the goal-line by the referee. Missing out to Cameroon on many occasions has created an intense rivalry between both nations. Three of the five African titles won by Cameroon have been won by defeating Nigeria. In 1984, 19, Nigeria reached the Cup of Nations final, losing to Cameroon. They were runners-up in the same event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, losing to Argentina in a rematch of the 1996 Final of the event. Nigeria Olympic men's football team won the football event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, beating Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in the process. In 1980, with players such as Segun Odegbami and Best Ogedegbe, the team, led by Christian Chukwu, won the Cup for the first time in Lagos. The team's first major success was a gold medal in the 2nd All-Africa games, with 3rd-place finishes in the 19 African Cup of Nations to follow. Nigeria first appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1963, when they were drawn in a group with Sudan, and the then United Arab Republic. at Rossett Park drew 6,000 spectators, a record for the small ground. The team played warm-up games in England against various amateur teams including Bromley, Dulwich Hamlet, Bishop Auckland, and South Liverpool. The team were known among the West African nations at the time as the "Red Devils" due to their red shirts.Īfter playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s, Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a British colony. The Nigeria "UK Tourists" national team prior to their tour of the UK in 1949.