Nigeria national beach soccer team

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Nigeria
Nickname(s)Super Sand Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachAudu Adamu
Top scorerAzeez Abu (105)
FIFA codeNGA
BSWW ranking21


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Peru 12–1 Nigeria 
(Figueira da Foz, Portugal; 3 August 1998)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 20–1 Nigeria 
(Figueira da Foz, Portugal; 5 August 1998)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2006, 2011)
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
Appearances8 (first in 2000)
Best resultChampions (2007, 2009)

The Nigerian national beach soccer team represents Nigeria in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation, the governing body for football in Nigeria.

Competitive record

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World Cup record

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil 2006 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 13 13
Brazil 2006 Quarterfinals 6th 4 1 2 1 15 15
United Arab Emirates 2009 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 16 21
Italy 2011 Quarterfinals 6th 4 2 0 2 21 22
French Polynesia 2013 did not qualify
Portugal 2015
The Bahamas 2017 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 15 20
Paraguay 2019 16th 3 0 0 3 8 28
Russia 2021 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2024
Seychelles 2025
Total 6/21 - 20 6 2 12 92 119

Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations record

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Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
South Africa 2006 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 15 16
South Africa 2007 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 37 24
South Africa 2008 Group-stage 6th 3 1 0 2 19 12
South Africa 2009 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 33 15
Morocco 2013 Fourth-place 4th 5 2 0 3 30 33
Seychelles 2015 Third-place 3rd 4 4 0 1 33 13
Nigeria 2016 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 21 18
Egypt 2018 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 22 21
Senegal 2021 Did not qualify
Mozambique 2022 Withdrawn
Egypt 2024 Did not qualify
Total 2 Titles 8/11 35 25 1 10 210 152

Team honours and achievements

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Intercontinental

  • BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos
    • Winners: 2011, 2012, 2013
    • Runners-up: 2019

Continental

Current squad

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For BSWW Tour - Copa Lagos 2019

Head coach: Nigeria Audu Adamu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Godwin Ayalogu (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 31) Nigeria Kwara United FC
2 2DF Emmanuel Ohwoferia (1992-12-10)10 December 1992 (aged 24) Nigeria Owibeseb FC
3 2DF Ogbonnaya Okemmiri (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 30) Nigeria Abia Warriors FC
4 2DF Adams Taiwo (1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 24) Nigeria Owibeseb FC
5 2DF Godspower Igudia (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 23) Nigeria Akwa United FC
6 2DF Victor Tale (1989-09-09)9 September 1989 (aged 27) Nigeria Kogi United FC
7 4FW Isiaka Olawale (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 33) Nigeria Kwara United FC
8 4FW Azeez Abu (1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 22) Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
9 4FW Emeka Ogbonna (1992-01-11)11 January 1992 (aged 25) Nigeria Leeds FC
10 4FW Bartholomew Ibenegbu (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 (aged 31) Nigeria Enyimba FC
11 4FW Suleiman Mohammed (1996-09-20)20 September 1996 (aged 20) Nigeria Ifeanyi Ubah FC
12 1GK Danjuma Paul (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 24) Nigeria Katsina United FC

References

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