Football in Nigeria

Football in Nigeria
Football in Nigeria
	Nigeria vs Argentina friendly match line up in 2018
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.

Polling shows the majority of Nigerians watch international and domestic football. Due to the number of Nigerian players in the English Premier League and the fact that Nigeria is an English-speaking country, the majority of Nigerians support an English club. The most popular football clubs in Nigeria are Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal. Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are also popular among Nigerians.