Nigeria national beach soccer team

{{ National football team

| Name = Nigeria

| Badge =

| Badge_size = 230px

| FIFA Trigramme = NGA

| Nickname = Super Sand Eagles

| Association = Nigeria Football Federation

| Sub-confederation = WAFU (West Africa)

| Confederation = CAF (Africa)

| Coach = Audu Adamu

| Asst Manager =

| Captain =

| Vice Captain =

| Most caps =

| Top scorer = Azeez Abu (105)

| Home Stadium =

| First game = {{beachsoccer|PER}} 12–1 {{beachsoccer-rt|NGA}}
(Figueira da Foz, Portugal; 3 August 1998)[http://theroonba.com/beach98.htm INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS - 1998 (MEN)]. theroonba.com.

| Largest win =

| Largest loss = {{beachsoccer|Brazil}} 20–1 {{beachsoccer-rt|NGA}}
(Figueira da Foz, Portugal; 5 August 1998)

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| BSWW Rank = {{BSWW World Ranking|NGA}}

| World cup apps = 5

| World cup first = 2006

| World cup best = Quarterfinals (2006, 2011)

| Regional name = Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations

| Regional cup apps = 8

| Regional cup first = 2000

| Regional cup best = Champions (2007, 2009)

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The Nigerian national beach soccer team represents Nigeria in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation, the governing body for football in Nigeria.

Competitive record

=World Cup record=

colspan=9\|FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="90" \|Year ! width="90" \|Result ! width="80"\|Position ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Games played}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|D\|Drawn}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|GA\|Goals against}}
{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} 2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	13	13
{{Flagicon\|Brazil}} 2006	Quarterfinals	6th	4	1	2	1	15	15
{{Flagicon\|United Arab Emirates}} 2009	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	16	21
{{Flagicon\|Italy}} 2011	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	0	2	21	22
{{Flagicon\|Tahiti}} 2013	rowspan=2 colspan=8\|did not qualify
{{Flagicon\|Portugal}} 2015
{{Flagicon\|Bahamas}} 2017	rowspan=2\|Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	15	20
{{Flagicon\|Paraguay}} 2019	16th	3	0	0	3	8	28
{{Flagicon\|Russia}} 2021	rowspan=3 colspan=8\|did not qualify
{{flagicon\|UAE}} 2024
{{flagicon\|SEY}} 2025
Total\|\|6/21\|
\|20	6	2	12	92	119

=Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations record =

colspan=9\|Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="90" \|Year ! width="90" \|Result ! width="80"\|Position ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Games played}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|D\|Drawn}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! width="20" \|{{Abbr\|GA\|Goals against}}
bgcolor=silver \|{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} 2006	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	15	16
bgcolor=gold \|{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} 2007	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	37	24
bgcolor= \|{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} 2008	Group-stage	6th	3	1	0	2	19	12
bgcolor=gold \|{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} 2009	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	33	15
style="background:#9acdff;" \|{{Flagicon\|Morocco}} 2013	Fourth-place	4th	5	2	0	3	30	33
bgcolor="#cc9966" \|{{Flagicon\|Seychelles}} 2015	Third-place	3rd	4	4	0	1	33	13
bgcolor=silver \|{{Flagicon\|Nigeria}} 2016	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	21	18
bgcolor=silver \|{{Flagicon\|Egypt}} 2018	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	22	21
{{Flagicon\|Senegal}} 2021	colspan=8\|Did not qualify
{{Flagicon\|Mozambique}} 2022	colspan=8\|Withdrawn
{{Flagicon\|Egypt}} 2024	colspan=8\|Did not qualify
Total\|\|2 Titles\|\|8/11\|\|35\|\|25\|\|1\|\|10\|\|210\|\|152

Team honours and achievements

Intercontinental

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Quarterfinals: 2006, 2011

BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos
Winners: 2011, 2012, 2013
Runners-up: 2019

Continental

Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
Winners: 2009, 2007
Runners-up: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2018
Third-place: 2015
Fourth-place: 2013

Current squad

For BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos 2019

Head coach: {{flagicon|NGA}} Audu Adamu

{{nat fs player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Godwin Ayalogu|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1985|12|11|df=y}}|caps= |club=Kwara United FC |clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Emmanuel Ohwoferia|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1992|12|10|df=y}}|caps= |club=Owibeseb FC |clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Ogbonnaya Okemmiri|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1986|06|13|df=y}}|caps= |club=Abia Warriors FC |clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Adams Taiwo|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1992|10|22|df=y}}|caps= |club=Owibeseb FC|clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Godspower Igudia|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1993|08|13|df=y}}|caps= |club=Akwa United FC |clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Victor Tale|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1989|09|09|df=y}}|caps= |club=Kogi United FC|clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Isiaka Olawale|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1983|11|11|df=y}}|caps= |club=Kwara United FC|clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=8|pos=FW|name=Azeez Abu|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1994|05|31|df=y}}|caps= |club=Chittagong Abahani|clubnat=BAN}}

{{nat fs player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Emeka Ogbonna|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1992|01|11|df=y}}|caps= |club=Leeds FC|clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Bartholomew Ibenegbu|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1986|02|22|df=y}}|caps= |club=Enyimba FC |clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Suleiman Mohammed|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1996|09|20|df=y}}|caps= |club=Ifeanyi Ubah FC |clubnat=NGA}}

{{nat fs player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Danjuma Paul|age={{Birth date and age2|2017|04|27|1992|12|18|df=y}}|caps= |club=Katsina United FC|clubnat=NGA}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109061359/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/team=1903252/profile.html FIFA.com profile]

Beach soccer

Category:African national beach soccer teams

Category:Football in Nigeria