Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nnukwu ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ nke otu ahụ bụ nrite ọla edo na egwuregwu nke abụọ nke Africa niile, na nke atọ na 1976 na 1978 African Cup of Nations na-eso. N'afọ 1980, na ndị egwuregwu dịka Segun Odegbami na Best Ogedegbe, ndị otu, nke Christian Chukwu duziri, meriri
Iko nke mbụ na Legọs. Ndị otu egwuregwu bọọlụ ụmụ nwoke nke Naịjirịa meriri asọmpi bọọlụ n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke 1996 na Atlanta, na-eti Mexico, Brazil na Argentina na usoro ahụ. Ha bụ ndị na-agba ọsọ na otu ihe ahụ na 2008 Olympics na Beijing, na-efunahụ Argentina na a rematch nke 1996 Final nke ihe omume.