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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2009
1.83m
Average age in 2009
25
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2009
Coaches in 2009
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Place of Birth
Benin City
(Nigeria)
Matches
8
(6 /
2)
Players of Nigeria in 2009
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Enyeama, Vincent | 1982-08-29 | Goalkeeper |
|
Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejide, Austin | 1984-04-08 | Goalkeeper |
|
Hapoel Petah-Tikva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeleye, Ayodele | 1988-12-25 | Centre Back |
|
Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yobo, Joseph | 1980-09-06 | Centre Back |
|
Everton FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adefemi, Olubayo | 1985-08-13 | Right Back |
|
US Boulogne-sur-Mer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Echiejile, Elderson | 1988-01-20 | Left Back |
|
Stade Rennais B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwo, Taye | 1985-04-16 | Left Back |
|
Olympique Marseille | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwaneri, Obinna | 1982-03-19 | Centre Back |
|
FC Sion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed, Yusuf | 1983-11-05 | Right Back |
|
FC Sion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sodje, Sam | 1979-05-25 | Centre Back |
|
Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shittu, Danny | 1980-09-02 | Centre Back |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odiah, Chidi | 1983-12-17 | Right Back |
|
CSKA Moskva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apam, Onyekachi | 1985-12-30 | Right Back |
|
OGC Nice | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayila, Yussuf | 1984-11-04 | Centre Back |
|
Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olofinjana, Seyi | 1980-06-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Hull City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, John Mikel | 1987-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Chelsea FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajilore, Femi | 1985-01-18 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Groningen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etuhu, Dickson | 1982-06-08 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Fulham FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaita, Sani | 1986-05-02 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odemwingie, Peter | 1981-07-15 | Right Winger |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uche, Ikechukwu | 1984-01-05 | Centre Forward |
|
Real Zaragoza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uche, Kalu | 1982-11-15 | Centre Forward |
|
UD Almería | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eneramo, Michael | 1985-11-26 | Centre Forward |
|
Espérance Tunis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obinna, Victor | 1987-03-25 | Left Winger |
|
Málaga CF | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Portsmouth FC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyegbeni, Yakubu | 1982-11-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Everton FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpala, Joseph | 1986-08-24 | Centre Forward |
|
Club Brugge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martins, Obafemi | 1984-10-28 | Centre Forward |
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utaka, John | 1982-01-08 | Left Winger |
|
Portsmouth FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aluko, Sone | 1989-02-19 | Secondary striker |
|
Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obasi, Chinedu | 1986-06-01 | Right Winger |
|
TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2009
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-11 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2009-03-29 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group B | ||
| 2009-05-29 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2009-06-02 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2009-06-07 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group B | ||
| 2009-06-20 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group B | ||
| 2009-09-06 |
|
|
2:2 c | World Cup 2010 - Group B | ||
| 2009-10-11 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group B | ||
| 2009-11-14 |
|
|
2:3 c | World Cup 2010 - Group B | ||
| 9 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2009
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
|
|
22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
|
20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
|
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
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 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
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 | 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 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
Colombia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
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 |
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
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 |
| 623 | 294 | 163 | 166 | 964 |