Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubudirira kukuru kwekutanga kwechikwata kwaiva menduru yegoridhe mumitambo yechipiri yeAfrica yose, ne3rd-place finishes mu1976 uye 1978 African Cup of Nations kutevera. Muna 1980, nevatambi vakaita saSegun Odegbami naBest Ogedegbe, chikwata ichi, chakatungamirwa naChristian Chukwu, chakakunda
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.