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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2002
1.81m
Average age in 2002
23.3
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2002
Coaches in 2002
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
7
(6 /
1)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Chukwu, Christian (Coach)
Day of Birth
1951-01-04
Day of Death
2025-04-12
Matches
4
(1 /
3)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Onigbinde, Festus (Coach)
Day of Birth
1938-03-05
Place of Birth
Modakeke
(Nigeria)
Matches
8
(3 /
5)
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Eguavoen, Augustine (Coach)
Day of Birth
1965-08-19
Place of Birth
Sapele
(Nigeria)
Height
1.91m
Matches
1
(0 /
1)
Players of Nigeria in 2002
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Shorunmu, Ike | 1967-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
Samsunspor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyeama, Vincent | 1982-08-29 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enyimba Aba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejide, Austin | 1984-04-08 | Goalkeeper |
|
Étoile du Sahel Sousse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akanji, Murphy | 1977-12-01 | Goalkeeper |
|
Sliema Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rotimi, Sunday | 1980-03-09 | Goalkeeper |
|
El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yobo, Joseph | 1980-09-06 | Centre Back |
|
Everton FC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoronkwo, Isaac | 1978-05-01 | Centre Back |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udeze, Ifeanyi | 1980-07-21 | Left Back |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West, Taribo | 1974-03-26 | Centre Back |
|
Partizan Beograd | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sodje, Efe | 1972-10-05 | Centre Back |
|
Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejiofor, Eric | 1979-07-21 | Defender |
|
Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babayaro, Celestine | 1978-08-29 | Left Back |
|
Chelsea FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idahor, Benedict | 1978-08-13 | Defender |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orjinta, Romanus | 1981-08-12 | Centre Back |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moneke, Temple | 1981-08-04 | Defender |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifejiagwa, Emeka | 1977-10-30 | Centre Back |
|
Waldhof Mannheim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olajengbesi, Seyi | 1980-11-17 | Centre Back |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejedegba, Friday | Defender |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kanu, Christopher | 1979-12-04 | Right Back |
|
TOP Oss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usim, Bob | 1980-07-15 | Centre Back |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afolabi, Rabiu | 1980-04-18 | Centre Back |
|
Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enakarhire, Joseph | 1982-11-06 | Centre Back |
|
Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izuagha, Emmanuel | 1980-02-02 | Centre Back |
|
SV Wehen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie, Patrick | 1978-06-02 | Centre Back |
|
Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abacha, Sari | 1978-10-26 | Defender |
|
Port Harcourt Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akabogu, Okey | 1981-09-02 | Defender |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyekwu, Friday | Defender |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shittu, Danny | 1980-09-02 | Centre Back |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okocha, Jay-Jay | 1973-08-14 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliseh, Sunday | 1974-09-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
VfL Bochum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher, Justice | 1981-12-24 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Levski Sofia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George, Finidi | 1971-04-15 | Right Midfielder |
|
Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Garba | 1974-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Levski Sofia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikedia, Pius | 1980-07-11 | Right Midfielder |
|
FC Groningen | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oruma, Wilson | 1976-12-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
FC Sochaux - Montbéliard | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojigwe, Karibe | 1976-12-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuaibu, Ishola | 1980-12-28 | Right Midfielder |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garba, Ahmed 'Yaro-Yaro' | 1980-05-24 | Midfielder |
|
Kano Pillars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olofinjana, Seyi | 1980-06-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Kwara United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis, Kingsley | 1980-05-27 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issah, Emmanuel | 1978-12-13 | Midfielder |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayeni, Bosun | 1978-11-08 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Frem København | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekong, Ikpe Prince | 1978-10-05 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
AC Reggiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udi, Duke | 1976-05-05 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abubakar, Musa | 1979-10-17 | Midfielder |
|
Dolphins Port Harcourt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igbinadolor, Bright | 1980-12-16 | Midfielder |
|
Jokerit Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaku, Blessing | 1978-03-05 | Midfielder |
|
Hapoel Be'er-Sheva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adepoju, Mutiu | 1970-12-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Samsunspor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbuaja, Alex | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aghahowa, Julius | 1982-02-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Arsenal FC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbeche, Bartholomew | 1984-10-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyegbeni, Yakubu | 1982-11-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Portsmouth FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opabunmi, Femi | 1985-03-03 | Left Winger |
|
Grasshopper Zürich II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akwuegbu, Benedict | 1974-11-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Grazer AK | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utaka, John | 1982-01-08 | Left Winger |
|
RC Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agali, Victor | 1978-12-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ileagu, Ogechukwu | 1979-11-20 | Centre Forward |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiorah, James | 1978-08-24 | Centre Forward |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikpeba, Victor | 1973-06-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Al-Ittihad Tripoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugali, Emeka Jude | 1982-05-28 | Striker |
|
AC Monza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babangida, Tijani | 1973-09-25 | Right Winger |
|
Al-Ittihad Jidda | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezenwa, Ekene | 1984-09-07 | Centre Forward |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otegheri, Igho | 1983-11-20 | Centre Forward |
|
Wikki Tourists Bauchi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugochukwu, Uche | Striker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Idahor, Lucky | 1980-08-30 | Centre Forward |
|
Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1981-07-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Wisła Kraków | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ijeh, Peter | 1977-03-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Malmö FF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwunyere, Ndubuisi | 1979-12-23 | Striker |
|
Hibernians Paola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doda, Haruna | 1975-01-16 | Striker |
|
Desportivo Aves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumbur, Francis | 1979-04-04 | Striker |
|
Haywards Heath Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nworgu, Chukwudi | 1981-12-12 | Striker |
|
Beitar Yerushalayim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogugua, Chike | 1984-10-01 | Striker |
|
Gabros International Nnewi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezeji, Victor | 1981-06-09 | Centre Forward |
|
Port Harcourt Sharks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odemwingie, Peter | 1981-07-15 | Right Winger |
|
RAA La Louvière | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agoye, Edith | 1976-01-19 | Striker |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anumunu, Ndidi | 1976-06-15 | Striker |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baita, Rabiu | 1984-08-28 | Striker |
|
RAEC Mons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2002
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-12 |
|
|
1:1 p | Friendly | ||
| 2002-01-21 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2002 - Group A | ||
| 2002-01-24 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2002 - Group A | ||
| 2002-01-28 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2002 - Group A | ||
| 2002-02-03 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2002 - Quarter Finals | ||
| 2002-02-07 |
|
|
1:2 AET c | African 2002 - Semi Finals | ||
| 2002-02-09 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2002 - 3rd Place | ||
| 2002-03-26 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-04-17 |
|
|
1:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-05-04 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-05-16 |
|
|
1:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-05-18 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-06-02 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group F | ||
| 2002-06-07 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 2002 - Group F | ||
| 2002-06-12 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group F | ||
| 2002-09-08 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2004 - Group 1 | ||
| 2002-10-12 |
|
|
2:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-11-20 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-11-25 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2002-12-15 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 20 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2002
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
|
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 |
|
|
21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
|
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 602 | 285 | 157 | 160 | 926 |