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The Super Eagles squad has been ranked number 10 in the world for squad value and number one in Africa.
The Nigerian national team is replete with young attacking talents, and this has seen a rise in its squad value.
The Super Eagles now rank tenth globally for the most valuable national team squads in the world and are the highest placed on the African continent.
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20:29 - 21.10.2023
Osimhen is top 3 in the world — Folarin Balogun showers praise on Super Eagles striker
Former Arsenal star Folarin Balogun has heaped praise on Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, calling him world-class.
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18:31 - 21.10.2023
Super Eagles: Nigeria vs Zimbabwe venue revealed amid stadium controversy
The venue for Nigeria's FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe has finally been decided.
What happened
In the last few years, Nigeria has seen a meteoric rise in the quality and volume of attackers produced, with the likes of Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface and Terem Moffi heading that list.
Strikers are at a premium in world football, and this means Nigeria has a collection of some of the most highly valued attacking talents in the sport.
It is such that only nine other national teams in the world can lay claim to having squads that command a higher value than the Super Eagles, none of which are African.
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Per TransferMarkt, Osimhen is currently valued at €120 million, Ademola Lookman at €30 million, Boniface at €40 million, Taiwo Awoniyi at €30 million and even Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi, who are midfielders, are worth as much as €25 million and €28 million respectively. The total valuation of the Super Eagles squad is €451.6 million.
Top 10 most valuable national teams in the world
England tops the ten-team strong list that contains six other UEFA nations, two from South America and Nigeria as the only CAF representative.
The full list posted by @NGSuperEagles on X:
England - €1.37bn
France - 1.05bn
Portugal - €990 million
Brazil - €969 million
Spain - €811 million
Argentina - €797.5 million
Germany - €789.5 million
Italy - €636.5 million
Netherlands - €519 million
Nigeria - 451.6 million
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