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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
24.8
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1997
Coaches in 1997
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
provided by Tony Hollner
Milutinović, Bora (Coach)
Day of Birth
1944-09-07
Place of Birth
Bajina Bašta
(Serbia)
Height
1.77m
Matches
2
(0 /
2)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
provided by Tony Hollner
Troussier, Philippe (Coach)
Day of Birth
1955-03-21
Place of Birth
Paris
(France)
Matches
6
(4 /
2)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
1
(1 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 1997
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Baruwa, Abiodun | 1974-11-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
FC Sion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Williams | 1968-05-07 | Goalkeeper |
|
Orlando Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dosu, Joseph | 1973-06-19 | Goalkeeper |
|
AC Reggiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufai, Peter | 1963-08-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shorunmu, Ike | 1967-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okechukwu, Uche | 1967-09-27 | Centre Back |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West, Taribo | 1974-03-26 | Left Back |
|
Inter Milano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babayaro, Celestine | 1978-08-29 | Left Back |
|
Chelsea FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okunowo, Samuel | 1979-03-01 | Right Back |
|
FC Barcelona B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oparaku, Mobi | 1976-12-01 | Right Back |
|
Cappellen FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajide, Ganiyu | Defender |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alhassan, Mohammed | Defender |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Obafemi, Abiodun | 1973-12-25 | Defender |
|
SSV Reutlingen 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiekwu, Kingsley | 1974-11-12 | Defender |
|
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Godwin | 1972-09-20 | Centre Back |
|
RC Strasbourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eguavoen, Augustine | 1965-08-19 | Centre Back |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroha, Ben | 1969-11-29 | Left Back |
|
Elche CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwanu, Chidi | 1967-01-01 | Centre Back |
|
RKC Waalwijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okafor, Uche | 1967-08-08 | Centre Back |
|
Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ademofe, Akin | Defender |
|
Eagle Cement Port Harcourt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' | 1973-08-14 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adepoju, Mutiu | 1970-12-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Real Sociedad San Sebastian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliseh, Sunday | 1974-09-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George, Finidi | 1971-04-15 | Right Midfielder |
|
Real Betis Sevilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Garba | 1974-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojigwe, Karibe | 1976-12-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
1.FC Kaiserslautern II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enegwea, Taiwo | 1972-06-29 | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fatusi, Teslim | 1977-09-17 | Midfielder |
|
Espérance Tunis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikedia, Pius | 1980-07-11 | Right Midfielder |
|
Bendel Insurance | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haliru, Issiaka | Midfielder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oruma, Wilson | 1976-12-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
RC Lens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amokachi, Daniel | 1972-12-30 | Centre Forward |
|
Beşiktaş JK | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpoborie, Jonathan | 1968-10-20 | Centre Forward |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amunike, Emmanuel | 1970-12-25 | Left Winger |
|
FC Barcelona B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeigbo, Kenneth | 1977-06-16 | Striker |
|
Legia Warszawa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bazuaye, Baldwin | 1968-09-09 | Striker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ikpeba, Victor | 1973-06-12 | Centre Forward |
|
AS Monaco | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babangida, Tijani | 1973-09-25 | Right Winger |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekoku, Efan | 1967-06-08 | Centre Forward |
|
Wimbledon FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Inter Milano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohen, Christopher | 1970-10-14 | Centre Forward |
|
SD Compostela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 1997
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-12 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 1 | ||
| 1997-04-05 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 1 | ||
| 1997-04-27 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 1 | ||
| 1997-06-07 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 1 | ||
| 1997-08-07 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-08-09 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-08-17 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 1 | ||
| 1997-12-15 |
|
|
2:0 m | Friendly | ||
| 1997-12-17 |
|
|
0:0 m | Friendly | ||
| 9 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1997
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
|
21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
|
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
|
|
17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
|
|
17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
|
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|
13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
|
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
|
12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 508 | 244 | 129 | 135 | 776 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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