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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2011
1.82m
Average age in 2011
24
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2011
No jersey in 2011

Coaches in 2011

Keshi, Stephen (Coach)

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Keshi, Stephen (Coach)

Day of Birth
1962-01-23
Day of Death
2016-06-07
Place of Birth
Azare (Nigeria)
Height
1.85m
Matches
2 (0 / 2)
Goto coach Stephen Keshi

Siasia, Samson (Coach)

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Siasia, Samson (Coach)

Day of Birth
1967-08-14
Place of Birth
Lagos (Nigeria)
Height
1.80m
Matches
9 (4 / 5)
Goto coach Samson Siasia

Players of Nigeria in 2011

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Aiyenugba, Dele 1983-11-20 Goalkeeper Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv 6 0 0 0 0 0
Enyeama, Vincent 1982-08-29 Goalkeeper France Lille OSC B 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ejide, Austin 1984-04-08 Goalkeeper Israel Hapoel Petah-Tikva 1 3 0 0 0 0
Yobo, Joseph 1980-09-06 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 10 0 2 0 0 0
Ambrose, Efe 1988-10-18 Centre Back Israel MS Ashdod 10 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwo, Taye 1985-04-16 Left Back England Queens Park Rangers 9 0 1 0 0 0
Okonkwo, Chibuzor 1988-12-16 Right Back Nigeria Heartland Owerri 7 1 0 0 0 0
Adeleye, Ayodele 1988-12-25 Centre Back Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol 3 1 0 0 0 0
Echiejile, Elderson 1988-01-20 Left Back Portugal Sporting Braga 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ayila, Yussuf 1984-11-04 Centre Back Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
Odibe, Michael 1988-07-23 Centre Back Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adefemi, Olubayo 1985-08-13 Right Back Greece Škoda Xanthi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mohammed, Yusuf 1983-11-05 Right Back Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman 0 1 0 0 0 0
Okoro, Osas 1990-09-07 Right Back Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Showemimo, Wasiu 1988-10-10 Centre Back Nigeria Kano Pillars 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ukah, Ugo 1984-01-18 Centre Back Poland Widzew Łódź 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obi, Joel 1991-05-22 Centre Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 11 0 0 0 0 0
Obi, John Mikel 1987-04-22 Defensive Midfielder England Chelsea FC 7 1 0 0 0 0
Ogude, Fegor 1987-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Norway Vålerenga IF 5 4 0 0 0 0
Etuhu, Dickson 1982-06-08 Defensive Midfielder England Fulham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ajilore, Femi 1985-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Brøndby IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Igiebor, Nosa 1990-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Israel Hapoel Tel-Aviv 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ekpo, Emmanuel 1987-12-20 Centre Midfielder USA Columbus Crew 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ubido, Julius 1984-12-29 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obinna, Victor 1987-03-25 Left Winger Russia Lokomotiv Moskva 8 0 3 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 7 3 1 0 0 0
Uche, Ikechukwu 1984-01-05 Centre Forward Spain Granada CF 5 5 8 0 0 0
Utaka, Peter 1984-02-12 Centre Forward Denmark Odense BK 4 3 2 0 0 0
Anichebe, Victor 1988-04-23 Centre Forward England Everton FC 4 1 1 0 0 0
Emenike, Emmanuel 1987-05-10 Centre Forward Russia Spartak Moskva 3 3 1 0 0 0
Uche, Kalu 1982-11-15 Centre Forward Spain Espanyol Barcelona 3 2 1 0 0 0
Ideye, Brown 1988-10-10 Centre Forward Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2 1 0 0 0 0
Odemwingie, Peter 1981-07-15 Right Winger England West Bromwich Albion 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ehiosun, Ekigho 1989-05-12 Centre Forward Turkey Samsunspor 1 4 1 0 0 0
Obasi, Chinedu 1986-06-01 Right Winger Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 4 1 0 0 0
Okoronkwo, Solomon 1987-03-02 Centre Forward Hungary Pécsi MFC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Aneke, Jude 1990-04-23 Striker Nigeria Kaduna United 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2011

Missing match data:
  • Ethiopia (27.03.) p
  • Ethiopia (05.06.) p
  • Botswana (12.11.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2011-02-09
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
2:1 c
Nigeria vs. Sierra Leone
Friendly
Teslim Balogun Stadium
2011-03-27
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
4:0 p
Nigeria vs. Ethiopia
African 2012 - Group B
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2011-03-29
Nigeria
Nigeria
Kenya
Kenya
3:0 c
Nigeria vs. Kenya
Friendly
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2011-06-01
Nigeria
Nigeria
Argentina
Argentina
4:1 c
Nigeria vs. Argentina
Friendly
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2011-06-05
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 p
Ethiopia vs. Nigeria
African 2012 - Group B
Addis Ababa Stadium
2011-09-04
Madagascar
Madagascar
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Madagascar vs. Nigeria
African 2012 - Group B
Stade Municipal de Mahamasima
2011-09-06
Argentina
Argentina
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:1 c
Argentina vs. Nigeria
Friendly
National Stadium Dhaka
2011-10-08
Nigeria
Nigeria
Guinea
Guinea
2:2 c
Nigeria vs. Guinea
African 2012 - Group B
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2011-10-11
Ghana
Ghana
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Ghana vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Vicarage Road
2011-11-12
Nigeria
Nigeria
Botswana
Botswana
0:0 p
Nigeria vs. Botswana
Friendly
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2011-11-15
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zambia
Zambia
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Zambia
Friendly
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
11 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2011

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
40 13 13 14 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
26 9 8 9 33
Algeria
Algeria
22 10 3 9 39
Tunisia
Tunisia
22 8 7 7 37
Cameroon
Cameroon
20 10 5 5 34
Egypt
Egypt
20 8 6 6 36
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
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
Morocco
Morocco
15 5 2 8 21
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
15 9 4 2 30
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
Uganda
Uganda
9 3 2 4 8
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
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
Mozambique
Mozambique
7 6 1 0 16
Tanzania
Tanzania
6 4 2 0 9
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 3 0 1 4
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
2 0 2 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 2
Thailand
Thailand
2 0 2 0 1
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 1 0 1 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
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
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 0 0 1 1
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
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
Colombia
Colombia (Olympic)
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
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
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