Question: who is the captain of nigeria football team
Answer: Nigeria Nickname ( s ) Super Eagles Association Nigeria Football Federation Confederation CAF ( Africa ) Sub-confederation WAFU ( West Africa ) Head coach Gernot Rohr Captain John Mikel Obi Top scorer Rashidi Yekini ( 37 ) Home stadium Abuja National Stadium FIFA code NGA First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 49 1 ( 16 August 2018 ) Highest 5 ( April 1994 ) Lowest 82 ( November 1999 ) Elo ranking Current 44 ( 11 July 2018 ) Highest 15 ( 31 May 2004 ) Lowest 72 ( 27 December 1964 ) First international Sierra Leone 0 -- 2 Nigeria ( Freetown , Sierra Leone ; 8 October 1949 ) Biggest win Nigeria 10 -- 1 Dahomey ( Lagos , Nigeria ; 28 November 1959 ) Biggest defeat Gold Coast and Britis