Chikwata ichi chakatanga kubudirira zvikuru nekuhwina menduru yegoridhe mumitambo yechipiri yeAfrica yose, ndokuzowana nzvimbo yechitatu muAfrica Cup of Nations muna 1976 na1978. 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.