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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1983
1.82m
Average age in 1983
19.3
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1983
Coaches in 1983
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Onigbinde, Festus (Coach)
Day of Birth
1938-03-05
Place of Birth
Modakeke
(Nigeria)
Matches
4
(4 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 1983
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Rufai, Peter | 1963-08-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Stationery Stores Lagos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Agbonavbare, Wilfred | 1966-10-05 | Goalkeeper |
|
NNB Benin City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogedegbe, Best | 1954-09-03 | Goalkeeper |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshi, Stephen | 1962-01-23 | Centre Back |
|
NNB Benin City | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofoluwe, Yisa | 1967-12-28 | Left Back |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwards, Anthony | Centre Back |
|
Water Corporation Ibadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul, Kingsley | Defender |
|
Wunti Bauchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boardman, Kenneth | 1964-08-01 | Right Back |
|
San Francisco Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yantchio, Charles | Right Back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Edosogie, Amos | Defender |
|
NNB Benin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adeshina, Ademola | 1964-06-04 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Nwosu, Henry | 1961-10-16 | Right Midfielder |
|
NNB Benin City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Muda | 1954-06-08 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igwilo, Louis | Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Osuji, Charles | Midfielder |
|
NEPA Lagos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ehilegbu, Chibuzor | 1964-04-30 | Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel, Sunday | Midfielder |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okpala, Sylvanus | 1961-09-05 | Midfielder |
|
União Madeira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Odegbami, Wole | 1962-10-05 | Right Winger |
|
Spartans Owerri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yekini, Fatai | Centre Forward |
|
Nigeria Standard Jos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ali, Bala | 1968-08-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Mighty Jets Jos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John, Zakari | Striker |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edobor, Humphrey | 1966-03-12 | Left Winger |
|
Bendel Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yekini, Rashidi | 1964-10-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuf, Rafiu | Striker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Omughele, John | Striker |
|
Bendel Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Matches of Nigeria in 1983
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-02-18 |
|
|
0:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 1983-02-20 |
|
|
1:1 p | Friendly | Kano | |
| 1983-03-02 |
|
|
0:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 1983-04-09 |
|
|
2:0 p | African 1984 - First Round | ||
| 1983-04-24 |
|
|
1:0 p | African 1984 - First Round | ||
| 1983-04-29 |
|
|
0:1 p | Friendly | ||
| 1983-05-01 |
|
|
1:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 1983-06-04 |
|
|
0:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 1983-06-08 |
|
|
1:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 1983-06-10 |
|
|
2:1 m | Friendly | ||
| 1983-07-09 |
|
|
2:1 p | Olympics 1984 - First Round | ||
| 1983-07-24 |
|
|
1:1 p | Olympics 1984 - First Round | ||
| 1983-08-14 |
|
|
0:0 p | African 1984 - Second Round | ||
| 1983-08-28 |
|
|
0:0 (3:4) p | African 1984 - Second Round | ||
| 1983-10-15 |
|
|
0:0 p | Olympics 1984 - Second Round | ||
| 1983-10-30 |
|
|
1:2 p | Olympics 1984 - Second Round | ||
| 1983-11-15 |
|
|
1:0 p | CEDEAO 1983 - Second Round | ||
| 1983-11-19 |
|
|
0:1 p | CEDEAO 1983 - Second Round | Abuja | |
| 1983-12-16 |
|
|
5:2 p | CEDEAO 1983 - Semi Finals | ||
| 1983-12-18 |
|
|
0:0 (5:4) p | CEDEAO 1983 - 3rd Place | ||
| 20 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1983
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 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
|
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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
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 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 613 | 290 | 160 | 163 | 946 |