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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1995
1.82m
Average age in 1995
23.9
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1995
No jersey in 1995

Coaches in 1995

Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
6 (3 / 3)
Goto coach Shaibu Amodu

Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

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Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden (Netherlands)
Matches
2 (0 / 2)
Goto coach Jo Bonfrère

Players of Nigeria in 1995

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Rufai, Peter 1963-08-24 Goalkeeper Portugal SC Farense 5 0 0 0 0 0
Agu, Alloy 1967-07-12 Goalkeeper Turkey Kayserispor 2 0 0 0 0 0
Shorunmu, Ike 1967-10-16 Goalkeeper Switzerland FC Basel 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okafor, Uche 1967-08-08 Centre Back Portugal SC Farense 7 1 0 0 0 0
Iroha, Ben 1969-11-29 Left Back Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 6 0 0 0 0 0
Eguavoen, Augustine 1965-08-19 Centre Back Belgium KV Kortrijk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okechukwu, Uche 1967-09-27 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Okpara, Godwin 1972-09-20 Centre Back Belgium Eendracht Aalst 3 2 0 0 0 0
Nwanu, Chidi 1967-01-01 Centre Back Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 3 0 0 0 0 0
Abdullahi, Bawa Heyman 1972-04-20 Defender Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 2 0 0 0 0 0
Babalade, Ajibade 1972-03-29 Defender Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Centre Back France AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pam, Sam 1968-06-01 Defender Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Racing Santander 5 0 1 0 0 0
Okocha, Jay-Jay 1973-08-14 Attacking Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3 2 1 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Köln 3 0 1 0 0 0
Fuludu, Edema 1970-05-08 Midfielder Turkey Altay İzmir 3 0 0 0 0 0
Enegwea, Taiwo 1972-06-29 Midfielder 2 1 0 0 0 0
Zaki, John 1973-07-10 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 1 1 0 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oruma, Wilson 1976-12-30 Attacking Midfielder France RC Lens 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ipaye, Wasiu 1968-07-06 Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Imenger, Barnabas Shikaan 1975-05-15 Midfielder Nigeria Lobi Bank Makurdi 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mutairu, Momodu 1976-09-02 Midfielder Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ojigwe, Karibe 1976-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern II 0 1 0 0 0 0
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Right Winger Portugal FC Tirsense 7 1 0 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward England Everton FC 5 0 2 0 0 0
Amunike, Emmanuel 1970-12-25 Left Winger Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 3 1 2 0 0 0
Chukwu, Raphael 1975-07-22 Centre Forward South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 0 0 0 0
Akpoborie, Jonathan 1968-10-20 Centre Forward Germany Hansa Rostock 2 0 1 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward France AS Monaco 2 0 1 0 0 0
Ekoku, Efan 1967-06-08 Centre Forward England Wimbledon FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwo, Wasiu 1976-10-01 Left Winger Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 1 2 1 0 0 0
Kanu, Nwankwo 1976-08-01 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 1 1 0 0 0
Iorfa, Dominic 1968-01-10 Striker Scotland Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1995

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1995-01-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Japan
Japan
3:0 c
Nigeria vs. Japan
ConfedCup 1995 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1995-01-10
Argentina
Argentina
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Argentina vs. Nigeria
ConfedCup 1995 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1995-01-13
Mexico
Mexico
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 (5:4) c
Mexico vs. Nigeria
ConfedCup 1995 - 3rd Place
King Fahd International Stadium
1995-06-11
USA
USA
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:2 c
USA vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Foxboro Stadium
1995-06-17
Colombia
Colombia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Colombia vs. Nigeria
Friendly
SHI Stadium
1995-06-24
Mexico
Mexico
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Mexico vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Cotton Bowl
1995-10-21
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:3 c
Uzbekistan vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
1995-11-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Uzbekistan
Friendly
Lagos National Stadium
8 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1995

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
39 13 13 13 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
26 9 8 9 33
Algeria
Algeria
21 9 3 9 37
Tunisia
Tunisia
21 7 7 7 34
Cameroon
Cameroon
20 10 5 5 34
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Egypt
Egypt
18 7 6 5 31
South Africa
South Africa
18 9 7 2 32
Sudan
Sudan
17 10 4 3 31
Togo
Togo
16 8 4 4 28
Liberia
Liberia
16 12 1 3 33
Senegal
Senegal
15 7 4 4 18
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
15 9 4 2 30
Morocco
Morocco
14 5 2 7 19
Kenya
Kenya
14 12 2 0 33
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
14 9 5 0 28
Benin
Benin
14 10 2 2 24
Guinea
Guinea
14 4 5 5 14
Angola
Angola
13 4 7 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
12 6 5 1 19
Congo
Congo
12 7 3 2 16
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Rwanda
Rwanda
9 4 4 1 9
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Uganda
Uganda
8 2 2 4 5
Gabon
Gabon
8 5 2 1 14
DR Congo
DR Congo
7 4 1 2 17
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 3 3 1 14
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Tanzania
Tanzania
5 3 2 0 7
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 3 0 1 4
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 2
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 1 0 1 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
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