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The Nigeria national football team signify Nigeria in men's international football. Nicknamed as the Super Eagles it is ruled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). They are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with titled in 2013, after beating Burkina Faso in the final.In April 1994, the Super Eagles were positioned 5th in the FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever accomplished by an African football team. The History Super eagle of Nigeria After playing other city states in unofficial games since the 1930, Nigeria played its initial official game in October 1949, while still a British colony. The super eagles of nigeria next fixtures in England played warm-up games against different proletarian teams including Bromley, Bishop Auckland and South Liverpool. The team's first main success was a gold medal in the 2nd All-Africa games, with 3rd-place finishes in the 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations to follow. In 1980, with players like Segun Odegbami and Best Ogedegbe, the team, controlled by Christian Chukwu, won the Cup for the first time in Lagos. Nigeria Olympic men's football team won the football event at the 1996 Olympics in super eagles of nigeria next fixtures Atlanta, defeating Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in the process. They were runners-up in the similar event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, losing to Argentina in a rematch of the 1996 event.