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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1978
1.82m
Average age in 1978
23.9
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1978
Coaches in 1978
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Glória, Otto (Coach)
Day of Birth
1917-01-09
Day of Death
1986-09-04
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
(Brazil)
Players of Nigeria in 1978
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Fregene, Peter | 1947-05-17 | Goalkeeper | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Okala, Emmanuel | 1951-05-17 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bamidele, Tunde | 1953-05-13 | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chukwu, Christian | 1951-01-04 | Defender |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Odiye, Godwin | 1956-04-17 | Defender |
|
San Francisco Dons | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amiesimaka, Adokiye | 1956-11-23 | Left Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lawal, Muda | 1954-06-08 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eyo, Martins | 1956-01-04 | Midfielder |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Odegbami, Segun | 1952-08-27 | Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Owolabi, Felix | 1954-11-24 | Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mohammed, Baba Otu | Right Winger | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Atuegbu, Aloysius | 1953-04-29 | Striker |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Usiyan, Thompson | 1956-04-27 | Striker |
|
Appalachian State Mountaineers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matches of Nigeria in 1978
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-03-10 |
|
|
0:0 m | Friendly | Accra | |
| 1 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1978
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
|
19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
|
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
|
16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
|
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
|
9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
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 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
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 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 467 | 224 | 119 | 124 | 719 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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