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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2018
1.81m
Average age in 2018
23.6
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2018
Coaches in 2018
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1962-01-10
Place of Birth
Zaria
(Nigeria)
Matches
6
(6 /
0)
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
14
(7 /
7)
Players of Nigeria in 2018
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Uzoho, Francis | 1998-10-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Anorthosis Ammochostou | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezenwa, Ikechukwu | 1988-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enyimba Aba | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajiboye, Dele | 1990-08-07 | Goalkeeper |
|
Plateau United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpeyi, Daniel | 1986-08-03 | Goalkeeper |
|
Kaizer Chiefs Soweto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troost-Ekong, William | 1993-09-01 | Centre Back |
|
Udinese Calcio | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balogun, Leon | 1988-06-28 | Centre Back |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idowu, Brian | 1992-05-18 | Right Back |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eze, Stephen | 1994-03-08 | Centre Back |
|
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu, Orji | 1992-02-09 | Centre Back |
|
MC Oujda | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoro, Osas | 1990-09-07 | Right Back |
|
Buildcon Ndola | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omeruo, Kenneth | 1993-10-17 | Centre Back |
|
CD Leganés | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins, Jamilu | 1994-08-05 | Left Back |
|
SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itodo, Daniel | 1996-12-14 | Left Back |
|
Plateau United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utin, Ikouwem | 1999-11-11 | Left Back |
|
Enyimba Aba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebuehi, Tyronne | 1995-12-16 | Right Back |
|
Benfica Lisboa B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awaziem, Chidozie | 1997-01-13 | Centre Back |
|
Çaykur Rizespor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajayi, Semi | 1993-11-09 | Centre Back |
|
Rotherham United | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aina, Ola | 1996-10-08 | Right Back |
|
Torino FC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Echiejile, Elderson | 1988-01-20 | Left Back |
|
Cercle Brugge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danladi, Timothy | 1996-10-15 | Centre Back |
|
Katsina United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Abdullahi | 1996-02-01 | Centre Back |
|
Wikki Tourists Bauchi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeleye, Aniyikaye | 1995-06-06 | Centre Back |
|
Ifeanyi Uba Nnewi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duru, Ebube | 1999-07-31 | Left Back |
|
Lobi Stars Makurdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iwobi, Alex | 1996-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Arsenal FC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndidi, Wilfred | 1996-12-16 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Leicester City | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Etebo, Oghenekaro | 1995-11-09 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali, Rabiu | 1980-09-27 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Kano Pillars | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shehu, Abdullahi | 1993-03-12 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Bursaspor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atuloma, Emeka | 1992-10-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, John Mikel | 1987-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojo, Dayo | 1994-10-10 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onazi, Ogenyi | 1992-12-25 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Trabzonspor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, Joel | 1991-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Alanyaspor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeanyi, Ifeanyi | 1995-08-15 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
ES Sétif | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogu, John | 1988-04-20 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Hapoel Be'er-Sheva | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oladapo, Augustine | 1995-07-27 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agu, Mikel | 1993-05-27 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Vitória Setúbal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwueze, Samuel | 1999-05-22 | Right Midfielder |
|
Villarreal CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moses, Eneji | 1999-04-08 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Plateau United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwakali, Kelechi | 1998-06-05 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
FC Porto B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Ahmed | 1992-10-14 | Right Winger |
|
Al-Nassr ar-Riyāḍ | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ighalo, Odion | 1989-06-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Changchun Yatai | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moses, Victor | 1990-12-12 | Left Winger |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1996-10-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Okpotu, Anthony | 1994-03-03 | Centre Forward |
|
KF Laçi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbugh, Emeka | 1990-02-22 | Centre Forward |
|
MC Oujda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu, Samuel | 1997-08-26 | Right Winger |
|
Girondins Bordeaux | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Faleye, Sunday | 1998-11-29 | Left Winger |
|
SCR Altach II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okechukwu, Gabriel | 1995-08-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Wydad AC Casablanca | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwankwo, Simeon | 1992-05-07 | Centre Forward |
|
FC Crotone | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lokosa, Junior | 1993-08-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Espérance Tunis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osimhen, Victor | 1998-12-29 | Centre Forward |
|
RSC Charleroi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyekuru, Henry | 1997-06-05 | Left Winger |
|
Galatasaray SK | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mustapha, Ibrahim 'Yuga' | 1996-09-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon, Moses | 1995-07-12 | Left Winger |
|
Levante UD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Success, Isaac | 1996-01-07 | Left Winger |
|
Watford FC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed, Nura | 2002-12-02 | Striker |
|
El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajayi, Junior | 1996-01-26 | Left Winger |
|
Al-Ahly al-Qāhira | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetunji, Sunday | 1997-12-10 | Centre Forward |
|
Abia Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Udoh, Mfon | 1992-03-14 | Centre Forward |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2018
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-15 |
|
|
0:0 c | CHAN 2018 - Group C | ||
| 2018-01-19 |
|
|
0:1 c | CHAN 2018 - Group C | ||
| 2018-01-23 |
|
|
1:3 c | CHAN 2018 - Group C | ||
| 2018-01-28 |
|
|
2:1 AET c | CHAN 2018 - Quarter Finals | ||
| 2018-01-31 |
|
|
0:1 c | CHAN 2018 - Semi Finals | ||
| 2018-02-04 |
|
|
4:0 c | CHAN 2018 - Final | ||
| 2018-03-23 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2018-03-27 |
|
|
0:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2018-05-28 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2018-06-02 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2018-06-06 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2018-06-16 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2018 - Group D | ||
| 2018-06-22 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2018 - Group D | ||
| 2018-06-26 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 2018 - Group D | ||
| 2018-09-08 |
|
|
0:3 c | African 2019 - Group E | ||
| 2018-09-11 |
|
|
1:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2018-10-13 |
|
|
4:0 c | African 2019 - Group E | ||
| 2018-10-16 |
|
|
2:3 c | African 2019 - Group E | ||
| 2018-11-17 |
|
|
1:1 c | African 2019 - Group E | ||
| 2018-11-20 |
|
|
0:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 20 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2018
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
|
22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
|
|
22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
|
|
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 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Colombia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 622 | 294 | 163 | 165 | 963 |