Nigeria A' national football team
{{Short description|National team for in-Nigeria players}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox National football team
| Name = Nigeria A'
| Badge =
| Badge_size = 150px
| FIFA Trigramme = NGA
| Nickname = CHAN Eagles
| Association = Nigeria Football Federation
| Sub-confederation= WAFU (West Africa)
| Confederation = CAF (Africa)
| Coach = Gernot Rohr
| Asst Manager = Daniel Amokachi
| Most caps =
| Top scorer =
| Captain =
| Home Stadium = Agege Stadium
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| Regional name = African Nations Championship
| Regional cup apps = 3
| Regional cup first = 2014
| Regional cup best = 2nd (2018)
| 2ndRegional name = WAFU Nations Cup
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 4
| 2ndRegional cup first = 2010
| 2ndRegional cup best = 1st (2010)
}}
The Nigeria A' national football team is the local national football team of Nigeria and is open only to indigenous domestic league players. The team represents Nigeria at the WAFU Nations Cup and the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. They are also known as the CHAN Eagles.
The CHAN Eagles came third at the 2014 African Nations Championship, at the 2018 edition hosted in Morocco, Nigeria reached the final but lost 4–0 to the hosts.{{cite web|url=https://www.theafricancourier.de/sports/hosts-morocco-crush-nigeria-win-african-nations-championship-2018/|title= Morocco crush Nigeria to win CHAN 2018 title|work=theafricancourier.com|date=4 February 2018|accessdate=11 August 2020}}
They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the 2010 edition.
African Nations Championship record
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colspan=9|African Nations Championship | ||||||||
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colspan=9|Appearances: 3 | ||||||||
Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} 2009 | colspan="8" rowspan="2"|Did not qualify | |||||||
{{flagicon|Sudan}} 2011 | ||||||||
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|{{flagicon|South Africa}} 2014 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
{{flagicon|Rwanda}} 2016 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
{{flagicon|Cameroon}} 2020 | colspan="8" rowspan="2"|Did not qualify | |||||||
{{flagicon|Algeria}} 2022 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Kenya}}{{flagicon|Tanzania}}{{flagicon|Uganda}} 2024 | colspan="8"|To be determined | |||||||
Total
!Runners-up !3/8 !15 !9 !3 !3 !26 !16 |
WAFU Nations Cup record
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colspan=9|WAFU Nations Cup | ||||||||
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colspan=9|Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | ||||||||
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|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2010 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
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|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2011 | Second-place | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
{{flagicon|Ghana}} 2013 | colspan="8"|Did not qualify | |||||||
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|{{flagicon|Ghana}} 2017 | Second-place | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
{{flagicon|Senegal}} 2019 | Quarter-finals (PC) | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2021 | colspan="8"|Qualified | |||||||
Total
!Champions !4/5 !17 !11 !3 !3 !31 !12 |
Results
{{main|2020 African Nations Championship qualification | 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations}}
{{footballbox_collapsible
|round= 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
|date= 22 September 2019
|time= 16:00 (UTC±0)
|team1= {{fb|TOG}}
|score= 4–1
|report=
https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2019-september-togo-nigeria/
|team2= {{fbl|NGA}}
|goals1=
|goals2= Ibrahim {{goal|8}}
|stadium= Stade de Kégué, Lomé
|referee= Adissa Ligali (Benin)
|result= L
}}
{{footballbox_collapsible
|round= 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations
|date= 29 September 2019
|time= 18:00 (UTC±0)
|team1= {{fbl|NGA}}
|score= 1–2
|report= https://ng.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/29/africa/wafu-cup-of-nations/nigeria-a/togo-a/3024972/
|team2= {{fb|TOG}}
|goals1= Sikiru {{goal|32}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
|referee= Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
|result= L
}}
{{footballbox_collapsible
|round= 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations
|date= 5 October 2019
|time= 18:00 (UTC±0)
|team1= {{fbl|NGA}}
|score= 1–1
|report=
https://ng.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/05/africa/wafu-cup-of-nations/nigeria-a/cape-verde-islands-a/3177067/
|team2= {{fb|CPV}}
|goals1= Sikiru {{goal|65}}
|goals2= Cardoso {{goal|87}}
|stadium= Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
|referee= (Ms) Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
|penaltyscore= 2–3
|result= D
}}
{{footballbox_collapsible
|round= 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
|date= 19 October 2019
|time= 16:00 (UTC+1)
|team1= {{fbl|NGA}}
|score= 2–0
|report=
https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2019-oktober-nigeria-togo/
|team2= {{fb|TOG}}
|goals1= Sikiru {{goal|9||71}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Agege Stadium, Lagos
|referee= Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Nigerien Football Federation)
|result= W
}}
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification and 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations matches against Togo and Cape Verde.
Caps and goals as of 19 October 2019 after the match against Togo.
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Theophilus Afelokhai|age={{birth date and age|1988|4|7|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Enyimba|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Ikechukwu Ezenwa|age={{birth date and age|1988|10|16|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=Katsina United|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Denis Nya|age={{birth date and age|1996|12|1|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Akwa United|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ifeanyi Anaemena|age={{birth date and age|1992|2|16|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Enyimba|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=John Lazarus|age={{birth date and age|1998|6|6|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Lobi Stars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Daniel Itodo|age={{birth date and age|1996|12|14|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Plateau United|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ifeanyi Nweke|age={{birth date and age|1997|11|10|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Kano Pillars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ebube Duru|age={{birth date and age|1999|7|31|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Lobi Stars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Mathias Martins|age={{birth date and age|1996|12|23|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Lobi Stars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Nyima Nwagua|age={{birth date and age|1993|5|9|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Kano Pillars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Ibrahim Olawoyin|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Enugu Rangers|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Fatai Gbadamosi|age={{birth date and age|1998|11|11|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Shooting Stars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Anthony Shimaga|age={{birth date and age|1997|8|24|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Enugu Rangers|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Chisom Orji|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|5|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Collins Edwin|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Ndifreke Udo|age={{birth date and age|1998|8|15|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Akwa United|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Olisa Harold Ndah|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|21|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Remo Stars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Mfon Udoh|age={{birth date and age|1992|3|14|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=Akwa United|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Sunusi Ibrahim|age={{birth date and age|2002|10|1|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club= Nasarawa United|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Alimi Sikiru|age={{birth date and age|1996|3|23|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=4|club=Lobi Stars|clubnat=NGA}}
{{nat fs g end}}
=Previous squads=
;African Nations Championship squads:
Honours
References
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