- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Athletes from Nigeria
This ranking is led by Perpetua Nkwocha, Hakeem Olajuwon and Asisat Oshoala. GOAT Rank currently ranks 12 eligible athletes from Nigeria using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Perpetua Nkwocha ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.2.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–1988
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 79.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Perpetua Nkwocha | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2000–2016 | 89.2 |
| 261 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Basketball | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1984–2002 | 86.5 |
| 727 | Asisat Oshoala | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 1147 | Tobi Amusan | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2015–active | 81.2 |
| 1208 | Nwankwo Kanu | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1993–2012 | 80.9 |
| 1493 | Sunday Bada | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1989–2004 | 79.4 |
| 1510 | Jay-Jay Okocha | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1990–2008 | 79.3 |
| 1630 | Ajayi Agbebaku | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1980–1988 | 78.8 |
| 2241 | Victor Osimhen | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2017–active | 76.2 |
| 2256 | Olapade Adeniken | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1990–2000 | 76.1 |
| 2603 | Ademola Lookman | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2016–active | 74.7 |
| 3929 | Aruna Quadri | Table Tennis | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2006–active | 62.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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