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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2016
1.81m
Average age in 2016
22.8
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2016
Coaches in 2016
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Kindly provided by Tony Hollner
Oliseh, Sunday (Coach)
Day of Birth
1974-09-14
Place of Birth
Abavo
(Nigeria)
Height
1.85m
Matches
4
(3 /
1)
Kindly provided by antohedorel
Siasia, Samson (Coach)
Day of Birth
1967-08-14
Place of Birth
Lagos
(Nigeria)
Height
1.80m
Matches
2
(2 /
0)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)
Day of Birth
Matches
2
(0 /
2)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Kindly provided by Icad Parama
Rohr, Gernot (Coach)
Day of Birth
1953-06-28
Place of Birth
Mannheim
(Germany)
Height
1.78m
Matches
3
(3 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 2016
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Ikeme, Carl | 1986-06-08 | Goalkeeper |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpeyi, Daniel | 1986-08-03 | Goalkeeper |
|
Chippa United Port Elizabeth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezenwa, Ikechukwu | 1988-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas, Olufemi | 1989-08-05 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Odah, Okiemute | 1988-11-23 | Goalkeeper |
|
Lobi Stars Makurdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troost-Ekong, William | 1993-09-01 | Centre Back |
|
KAA Gent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Echiejile, Elderson | 1988-01-20 | Left Back |
|
Real Sporting Gijón | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoro, Osas | 1990-09-07 | Right Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etim, Matthew | 1989-09-02 | Right Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Akas, Chima | 1994-05-03 | Left Back |
|
Enyimba Aba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balogun, Leon | 1988-06-28 | Centre Back |
|
1.FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammed, Musa | 1996-10-31 | Right Back |
|
Željezničar Sarajevo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omeruo, Kenneth | 1993-10-17 | Centre Back |
|
Alanyaspor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eze, Stephen | 1994-03-08 | Centre Back |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oboroakpo, Austin | 1992-11-10 | Centre Back |
|
Abia Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alimi, Jamiu | 1992-10-05 | Centre Back |
|
Kano Pillars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambrose, Efe | 1988-10-18 | Centre Back |
|
Hibernian Edinburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amuzie, Stanley | 1996-02-28 | Centre Back |
|
Sampdoria Genova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oboabona, Godfrey | 1990-08-16 | Centre Back |
|
Çaykur Rizespor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madu, Kingsley | 1995-12-12 | Left Back |
|
SV Zulte - Waregem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arokoyo, Gbenga | 1992-11-01 | Centre Back |
|
Portland Timbers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu, Orji | 1992-02-09 | Centre Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madaki, Christopher | 1995-12-12 | Left Back |
|
Kano Pillars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, John Mikel | 1987-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Chelsea FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onazi, Ogenyi | 1992-12-25 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Trabzonspor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iwobi, Alex | 1996-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Arsenal FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shehu, Abdullahi | 1993-03-12 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Anorthosis Ammochostou | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etebo, Oghenekaro | 1995-11-09 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
CD Feirense | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew, Ifeanyi | 1997-01-20 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Lillestrøm SK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Onobi, Paul | 1992-12-27 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
KuPS Kuopio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Usman, Yusuf Mohammed | 1994-03-02 | Centre Midfielder |
|
União Madeira B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndidi, Wilfred | 1996-12-16 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Leicester City | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibenegbu, Ikechukwu | 1986-02-22 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Babatunde, Michel | 1992-12-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Qatar SC Doha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Raheem | 1990-05-04 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Kayserispor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esiti, Anderson | 1994-05-24 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
KAA Gent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okechukwu, Azubuike | 1997-04-19 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Yeni Malatyaspor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bature, Yaro | 1995-12-15 | Midfielder |
|
Nasarawa United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1996-10-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ighalo, Odion | 1989-06-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Watford FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Ahmed | 1992-10-14 | Right Winger |
|
Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon, Moses | 1995-07-12 | Left Winger |
|
KAA Gent | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moses, Victor | 1990-12-12 | Left Winger |
|
Chelsea FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggreh, Prince | 1996-09-30 | Striker |
|
Kano Pillars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ideye, Brown | 1988-10-10 | Centre Forward |
|
Olympiakos Piraios | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umar, Aminu | 1995-03-06 | Left Winger |
|
Osmanlıspor Ankara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeniji, Tunde | 1995-09-17 | Centre Forward |
|
Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chikatara, Chisom | 1994-11-24 | Centre Forward |
|
Wydad AC Casablanca | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassey, Ezekiel | 1996-11-10 | Left Winger |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Uchechukwu, Onyedikachi | 1996-06-12 | Left Winger |
|
Ifeanyi Uba Nnewi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2016
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-06 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2016-01-18 |
|
|
4:1 c | CHAN 2016 - Group C | ||
| 2016-01-22 |
|
|
1:1 c | CHAN 2016 - Group C | ||
| 2016-01-26 |
|
|
1:0 c | CHAN 2016 - Group C | ||
| 2016-03-25 |
|
|
1:1 c | African 2017 - Group G | ||
| 2016-03-29 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2017 - Group G | ||
| 2016-05-27 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2016-05-31 |
|
|
1:3 c | Friendly | ||
| 2016-09-03 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2017 - Group G | ||
| 2016-10-09 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 2018 - Group B | ||
| 2016-11-12 |
|
|
3:1 c | World Cup 2018 - Group B | ||
| 11 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2016
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
|
22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
|
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 |
|
19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 |
|
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
|
17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
|
|
14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
|
|
12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
|
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
|
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 517 | 249 | 131 | 137 | 789 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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