Akpeyi was a member of the
Nigeria national under-20 football team at
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in
Netherlands and was in the 22-man squad before the Beijing
2008 Summer Olympics, but did not see action in either tournament. He was also called up to the 23-man squad for the
2014 African Nations Championship as a backup to
Chigozie Agbim. On 6 May 2014, Akpeyi was named in the 30-man provisional squad ahead of
2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his first full cap in 2015, called in for the friendly vs. South Africa as a replacement for an injured
Vincent Enyeama. He saved a penalty and was lauded for his strong keeping in his Man of the Match performance. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man
squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Akpeyi was included in the team's final 23-man list to
2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He kept clean sheets in the team's first two matches. In the final group match
Ikechukwu Ezenwa conceded twice in Nigeria's 2–0 defeat to
Madagascar. Akpeyi returned to the starting line up in the round of 16 match against the indomitable lions of Cameroon where he conceded 2 goals in his teams 3 - 2 victory. He was also in goal in the team's Q. Final victory over South Africa and their 2 - 1 S. final lost to Algeria. Francis Uzoho was in goal for the third place match against Tunisia. On 29 January 2020, Akpeyi prolonged his agreement with the South African Premier Soccer League by signing a two-year contract that will retain him with the Amakhosi until June 2022. On 25 December 2021, he was selected by Nigeria interim coach
Eguavoen as one of the 28-man squad final draft for the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations. ==Career statistics==