Rambai makanyora ndima ino - Kubudirira kukuru kwekutanga kwechikwata ichi kwaive menduru yegoridhe mumitambo yechipiri yeAfrica
, pamwe nenzvimbo yechitatu mumakwikwi e1976 ne1978 African Cup of Nations akatevera. Muna 1980, nevatambi vakaita saSegun Odegbami naBest Ogedegbe, timu, inotungamirwa naChristian Chukwu, yakahwina mukombe kekutanga muLagos. Chikwata cheNigeria chemaOlympic chevarume chakakunda mutambo wenhabvu kumaOlympics a1996 muAtlanta, vachikunda Mexico, Brazil neArgentina. Vakanga vari mumhanyi mumutambo mumwe chetewo mumitambo yeOlympic ya2008 muBeijing, vachirasikirwa neArgentina mumutambo wekudzokorora we1996 Final yemutambo.