Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty occasions. Nigeria has won the cup three times: the first time was in 1980 and they won a second title in the 1994,  held in Tunisia.

Nigeria won their third African title in 2013,  held in South Africa.

Overall record

 * *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via a penalty shoot-out.
 * **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.