Nigeria national beach soccer team
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NicknameSuper Sand Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
| Nickname | Super Sand Eagles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Audu Adamu | ||
| Top scorer | Azeez Abu (105) | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
| BSWW ranking | 88  5 (19 January 2026)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Peru 12–1 Nigeria  (Figueira da Foz, Portugal; 3 August 1998)[2] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 20–1 Nigeria (Figueira da Foz, Portugal; 5 August 1998) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (2006, 2011) | ||
| Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Champions (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.
World Cup record
| FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA |
| 2006 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 2007 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
 2009 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 |
 2011 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 |
 2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2017 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
 2019 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 | |
 2021 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | 6/21 | - | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 92 | 119 |
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations record
| Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 24 |
| 2008 | Group-stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 2009 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 |
 2013 | Fourth-place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 2015 | Third-place | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 |
 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 |
 2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2022 | Withdrawn | |||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 8/11 | 35 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 210 | 152 |
