A year later on 17 June 2007, Taiwo then played an important role for Nigeria when he scored his second national team goal, in a 3–1 win against Niger to qualify for the African Cup of Nations. Taiwo then scored his third Nigeria goal, in a 1–0 win against Switerzland on 19 November 2007. In December 2007, he was called up to the national team squad for the tournament. Taiwo eventually made it to the 23 men squad the following month. He the started all four matches in the African Cup of Nations, as Nigeria were eliminated in the quarter–finals following a 2–1 loss against Ghana.