# Nigeria A' national football team

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.
They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the 2010 edition.

## African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship :
| Appearances: 3 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Runners-up | 3/8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 |

## WAFU Nations Cup record

WAFU Nations Cup :
| Appearances: 4 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2011 | Second-place | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Second-place | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals (PC) | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | Champions | 4/5 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 |

## 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.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Theophilus Afelokhai | (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 36) | 4 | 0 | Enyimba |
| 1GK | Ikechukwu Ezenwa | (1988-10-16) 16 October 1988 (age 35) | 21 | 0 | Katsina United |
| 2DF | Denis Nya | (1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | Akwa United |
| 2DF | Ifeanyi Anaemena | (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 32) | 3 | 0 | Enyimba |
| 2DF | John Lazarus | (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Lobi Stars |
| 2DF | Daniel Itodo | (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27) | 5 | 0 | Plateau United |
| 2DF | Ifeanyi Nweke | (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 26) | 3 | 0 | Kano Pillars |
| 2DF | Ebube Duru | (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Lobi Stars |
| 3MF | Mathias Martins | (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Lobi Stars |
| 3MF | Nyima Nwagua | (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 31) | 3 | 0 | Kano Pillars |
| 3MF | Ibrahim Olawoyin | | 1 | 0 | Enugu Rangers |
| 3MF | Fatai Gbadamosi | (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Shooting Stars |
| 3MF | Anthony Shimaga | (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Enugu Rangers |
| 4FW | Chisom Orji | (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Collins Edwin |
| 4FW | Ndifreke Udo | (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 0 | Akwa United |
| 4FW | Olisa Harold Ndah | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Remo Stars |
| 4FW | Mfon Udoh | (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 32) | 7 | 1 | Akwa United |
| 4FW | Sunusi Ibrahim | (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 1 | Nasarawa United |
| 4FW | Alimi Sikiru | (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28) | 4 | 4 | Lobi Stars |

### Previous squads
#### African Nations Championship squads

* CHAN 2014 squad
* CHAN 2016 squad
* CHAN 2018 squad

## Honours

African Nations Championship:
* Second place: 2018
* Third place: 2014
WAFU Nations Cup
* Champions: 2010