Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nnukwu ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ nke ìgwè ahụ bụ nrite ọlaedo na
2nd All-Africa egwuregwu, na 3rd ebe na-agwụ 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 ahụ na nke mbụ na Lagos. 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.