Nigeria qualified for their first World Cup in 2006 but failed to win any game at the competition. They were eliminated from the group stage.
Nàìjííríà pegedé fún ìdíje àgbáyé FIBA fún ìgbà àkọ́kọ́ lọ́dún 2006, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò jáwé olúborí nínú ìfigagbága kankan tí wọ́n fi já kúrò nínú ìdíje ọ̀hún.