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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2022
1.81m
Average age in 2022
23.5
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2022
Coaches in 2022
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
6
(6 /
0)
provided by Tony Hollner
Peseiro, José (Coach)
Day of Birth
1960-04-04
Place of Birth
Coruche
(Portugal)
Matches
6
(2 /
4)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1962-01-10
Place of Birth
Zaria
(Nigeria)
Matches
3
(2 /
1)
Players of Nigeria in 2022
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Uzoho, Francis | 1998-10-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Omonia Lefkosias | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoye, Maduka | 1999-08-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Watford FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeyinka, Adewale | 1996-12-14 | Goalkeeper |
|
Akwa United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bankole, Kayode | 2002-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwosu, Nathaniel | 2006-01-10 | Goalkeeper |
|
Water FC Abuja | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troost-Ekong, William | 1993-09-01 | Centre Back |
|
US Salernitana | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aina, Ola | 1996-10-08 | Right Back |
|
Torino FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassey, Calvin | 1999-12-31 | Left Back |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanusi, Zaidu | 1997-06-13 | Left Back |
|
FC Porto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajayi, Semi | 1993-11-09 | Centre Back |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omeruo, Kenneth | 1993-10-17 | Centre Back |
|
CD Leganés | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balogun, Leon | 1988-06-28 | Centre Back |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adegbite, Oluwatosin | 2003-01-29 | Centre Back |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpoguma, Kevin | 1995-04-19 | Centre Back |
|
TSG Hoffenheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awaziem, Chidozie | 1997-01-13 | Centre Back |
|
Hajduk Split | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duru, Ebube | 1999-07-31 | Left Back |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gbadebo, Samson | 1996-10-19 | Centre Back |
|
Naft Al-Wasat Al-Najaf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faisal, Sani | 1996-10-15 | Left Back |
|
Katsina United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bameyi, Daniel | 2006-01-04 | Centre Back |
|
Yum Yum FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins, Jamilu | 1994-08-05 | Left Back |
|
Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebuehi, Tyronne | 1995-12-16 | Right Back |
|
Empoli FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejeh, Isaiah | 2002-09-19 | Centre Back |
|
Kwara United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Godswill, Enyinnaya Kazie | 1999-04-12 | Right Back |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbonda, Evans | 2002-11-03 | Left Back |
|
Akwa United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohaka, Dominion | 2007-01-30 | Right Back |
|
Water FC Abuja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olusesi, Temitope | 1996-09-22 | Right Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndah, Olisa | 1996-01-21 | Centre Back |
|
Orlando Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aribo, Joe | 1996-07-21 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Southampton FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iwobi, Alex | 1996-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Everton FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwueze, Samuel | 1999-05-22 | Right Midfielder |
|
Villarreal CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndidi, Wilfred | 1996-12-16 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nosiru, Afeez | 1998-12-11 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Panaitolikos GFS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etebo, Oghenekaro | 1995-11-09 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Aris Thessalonikis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyeka, Frank | 1998-01-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Brentford FC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babatunde, Bello | 2003-05-11 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Future FC al-Qāhira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innocent, Bonke | 1996-01-20 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Lorient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madu, Chiamaka | 1996-07-27 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwakali, Kelechi | 1998-06-05 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
SD Ponferradina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akuneto, Chijioke | 1997-10-10 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabiu, Zulkifilu | 2002-01-01 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Plateau United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onoja, Joseph | 1998-11-06 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osayi-Samuel, Bright | 1997-12-31 | Right Midfielder |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qudus, Akanni | 2000-11-02 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wotlai, Daniel | 2002-11-27 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Abia Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shehu, Abdullahi | 1993-03-12 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Levski Sofia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwu, Morice | 1995-07-27 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garba, Suleiman | 2003-04-17 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
EnPPI al-Qāhira | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyedika, Raphael | 2001-04-19 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Club Brugge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon, Moses | 1995-07-12 | Left Winger |
|
FC Nantes | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1996-10-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moffi, Terem | 1999-05-25 | Centre Forward |
|
OGC Nice | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lookman, Ademola | 1997-10-20 | Left Winger |
|
Atalanta Bergamo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osimhen, Victor | 1998-12-29 | Centre Forward |
|
SSC Napoli | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awoniyi, Taiwo | 1997-08-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadiq, Umar | 1997-02-02 | Centre Forward |
|
Real Sociedad San Sebastian | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dessers, Cyriel | 1994-12-08 | Centre Forward |
|
US Cremonese | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwobodo, Chidiebere | 2003-12-24 | Right Winger |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | 1997-11-15 | Right Winger |
|
Nottingham Forest | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejuke, Chidera | 1998-01-02 | Left Winger |
|
Hertha BSC Berlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adamu, Abubakar | 1997-06-09 | Left Winger |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enobong, Edidiong | 2001-08-10 | Centre Forward |
|
Dakkada Uyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martins, Ossy | 2000-12-31 | Centre Forward |
|
Dumlupınar TSK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odoh, Valentine | 1999-02-14 | Centre Forward |
|
Haras el-Hodood al-Iskandariya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson, Paul | 2000-01-10 | Left Winger |
|
Abia Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Ahmed | 1992-10-14 | Right Winger |
|
Sivasspor | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mbaoma, Victor | 1996-10-20 | Centre Forward |
|
MC Alger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olayinka, Peter | 1995-11-18 | Left Winger |
|
Slavia Praha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex, Jerry | 2002-11-19 | Right Winger |
|
Kano Pillars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amadi, Samuel | 2003-03-10 | Right Winger |
|
Ceramica Cleopatra el-Gizah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faleye, Sunday | 1998-11-29 | Left Winger |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Godwin, Saviour | 1996-08-22 | Left Winger |
|
Casa Pia AC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ighalo, Odion | 1989-06-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jibrin, Mustapha | 2004-02-18 | Left Winger |
|
Kano Pillars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu, Samuel Lucio | 2002-12-20 | Left Winger |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onuachu, Paul | 1994-05-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Southampton FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyekuru, Henry | 1997-06-05 | Left Winger |
|
Adana Demirspor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafiu, Ishaq | 2000-12-16 | Right Winger |
|
NK Maribor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2022
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-11 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2022 - Group D | ||
| 2022-01-15 |
|
|
3:1 c | African 2022 - Group D | ||
| 2022-01-19 |
|
|
0:2 c | African 2022 - Group D | ||
| 2022-01-23 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2022 - Round of 16 | ||
| 2022-03-25 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2022 - Third Round | ||
| 2022-03-29 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 2022 - Third Round | ||
| 2022-05-28 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2022-06-02 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2022-06-09 |
|
|
2:1 c | African 2023 - Group A | ||
| 2022-06-13 |
|
|
0:10 c | African 2023 - Group A | ||
| 2022-08-28 |
|
|
2:0 c | CHAN 2022 - Second Round | ||
| 2022-09-03 |
|
|
2:0 (4:5) c | CHAN 2022 - Second Round | ||
| 2022-09-27 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2022-11-09 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2022-11-17 |
|
|
4:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 15 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2022
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 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
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 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 | 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 | 2 |
|
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 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
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 |
|
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 | 6 |
| 622 | 294 | 163 | 165 | 963 |