Football in Nigeria

Football in Nigeria
Football in Nigeria
	Nigeria vs Argentina at the 2018 world cup lineup
Country	Nigeria
Governing body	Nigeria Football Federation
National team(s)	national football team
First played	1904
National competitions
	Africa Cup of Nations; FIFA World Cup;
Club competitions
	League:; Nigeria Professional Football League ; Nigeria National League ; Nigeria Nationwide League ; Cups: ; Federation Cup
International competitions
	CAF Champions League; CAF Confederation Cup; CAF Super Cup; FIFA Club World Cup;

Football is the most popular sport in Nigeria. The Nigeria national football team competes regularly for international titles and many Nigerian footballers compete in Europe, particularly in England. Nigeria has one of the finest national teams in Africa and has produced many notable footballers including Mudashiru Lawal, Rashidi Yekini, Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo, Mikel John Obi and Victor Osimhen.

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