The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed Super Eagles or Green Eagles, previously, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). During April 1994, Super Eagles ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, the highest ranking achieved by an African football team. They are the current Africa Cup of Nations champions. A worthy and powerful team of striking style, they have won the Africa Cup of Nations a total of 3 times, and have reached the FIFA World Cup round of 16 twice. Also, at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, and they became the first African football team to win gold at the Summer Olympic Games.