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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1987
1.86m
Average age in 1987
22
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 1987
No jersey in 1987

Coaches in 1987

Hamilton, Paul (Coach)

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Hamilton, Paul (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-07-31
Day of Death
2017-03-30
Matches
11 (10 / 1)
Goto coach Paul Hamilton

Players of Nigeria in 1987

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Okala, Patrick Goalkeeper Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 4 0 0 0 0 0
Rufai, Peter 1963-08-24 Goalkeeper Belgium KSC Lokeren 2 0 0 3 0 0
Obi, Christian 1967-01-02 Goalkeeper Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sofoluwe, Yisa 1967-12-28 Left Back Nigeria Abiola Babes Abeokuta 6 0 0 4 0 0
Odu, Mike 1966-02-24 Defender 4 0 0 1 1 0
Eke, Godwin Defender Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 3 0 0 0 0 0
Omokaro, Bright 1965-02-24 Defender 2 0 0 4 0 0
Eboigbe, Sunday 1955-01-30 Centre Back Nigeria Abiola Babes Abeokuta 2 0 0 3 0 0
Anunobi, Mark 1967-10-12 Defender 2 0 0 0 0 0
Akanni, Waidi 1968-06-20 Defender USA Howard Bison 1 0 0 2 0 0
Keshi, Stephen 1962-01-23 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agada, Jude 1965-10-22 Defender Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Uwe, Andrew 1967-10-12 Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eguavoen, Augustine 1965-08-19 Centre Back Belgium KAA Gent 0 1 0 0 0 0
Osaro, Obobaifo 1966-08-01 Midfielder Nigeria Flash Flamingoes Benin City 6 0 1 4 1 1
Nwosu, Henry 1961-10-16 Right Midfielder Nigeria ACB Lagos 5 1 1 4 0 1
Adeshina, Ademola 1964-06-04 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 4 0 0 4 0 0
Igbinobaro, Augustine Midfielder 2 0 0 2 0 0
Ekpo, Friday 1969-08-13 Midfielder Nigeria Leventis United Ibadan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amoo, Fatai Midfielder 0 0 0 1 1 0
Okorowanta, Tarila 1965-03-16 Striker 5 0 1 1 0 0
Edobor, Humphrey 1966-03-12 Striker 4 0 3 4 0 1
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Striker Belgium KSC Lokeren 3 1 0 3 0 4
Nzeakor, Benji 1964-04-16 Striker 3 1 0 1 0 0
Odiaka, Monday 1966-10-12 Striker 2 0 0 0 1 0
Ekarika, Usem Striker 1 4 0 1 1 0
Odegbami, Wole 1962-10-05 Striker Nigeria Leventis United Ibadan 1 1 0 0 0 0
Okosieme, Ndubuisi 1966-09-28 Striker Nigeria Flash Flamingoes Benin City 0 0 0 1 0 1
Yekini, Rashidi 1964-10-23 Centre Forward Nigeria Abiola Babes Abeokuta 0 0 0 1 0 0
Obiku, Michael 1968-09-24 Striker Nigeria Flash Flamingoes Benin City 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1987

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1987-01-04
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
0:0 p
Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast
All-Africa 1987 - Second Round Lagos
1987-01-18
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 p
Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria
All-Africa 1987 - Second Round Abidjan
1987-01-26
Nigeria
Nigeria
Syria
Syria
1:0 m
Nigeria vs. Syria
Friendly Kozhikode
1987-01-30
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 p
Liberia vs. Nigeria
West Africa 1987 - Group 1 Monrovia
1987-02-01
Benin
Benin
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 m
Benin vs. Nigeria
West Africa 1987 - Group 1 Monrovia
1987-02-03
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
3:0 m
Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso
West Africa 1987 - Group 1 Monrovia
1987-02-06
Ghana
Ghana
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:1 m
Ghana vs. Nigeria
West Africa 1987 - Semi Finals
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
1987-02-08
Nigeria
Nigeria
Togo
Togo
3:1 m
Nigeria vs. Togo
West Africa 1987 - 3rd Place Monrovia
1987-03-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Togo
Togo
2:0 p
Nigeria vs. Togo
African 1988 - First Round
Lagos National Stadium
1987-04-12
Togo
Togo
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 p
Togo vs. Nigeria
African 1988 - First Round Lomé
1987-06-28
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 p
Liberia vs. Nigeria
Olympics 1988 - First Round
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
1987-07-04
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
3:0 p
Nigeria vs. Sierra Leone
African 1988 - Second Round
Lagos National Stadium
1987-07-11
Nigeria
Nigeria
Liberia
Liberia
4:1 p
Nigeria vs. Liberia
Olympics 1988 - First Round
Lagos National Stadium
1987-07-18
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 p
Sierra Leone vs. Nigeria
African 1988 - Second Round Freetown
1987-10-04
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 p
Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria
Olympics 1988 - Second Round
Rufaro Stadium
1987-10-17
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2:0 p
Nigeria vs. Zimbabwe
Olympics 1988 - Second Round
Lagos National Stadium
1987-11-22
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 m
Burkina Faso vs. Nigeria
Friendly Ouagadougou
17 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1987

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
23 7 7 9 23
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
19 7 5 7 25
Algeria
Algeria
17 8 3 6 32
Cameroon
Cameroon
16 8 3 5 28
South Africa
South Africa
15 8 5 2 25
Tunisia
Tunisia
14 4 5 5 22
Liberia
Liberia
14 10 1 3 29
Kenya
Kenya
13 11 2 0 30
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
12 7 5 0 23
Egypt
Egypt
11 4 4 3 18
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
11 7 2 2 21
Benin
Benin
10 8 1 1 15
Senegal
Senegal
10 4 4 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
10 6 4 0 18
Sudan
Sudan
10 8 1 1 22
Angola
Angola
9 2 6 1 9
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Togo
Togo
9 4 3 2 15
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
9 6 1 2 21
Guinea
Guinea
8 3 2 3 9
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Morocco
Morocco
7 2 1 4 9
Mali
Mali
7 4 2 1 9
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Uganda
Uganda
6 2 2 2 4
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
Gabon
Gabon
6 4 1 1 10
Jamaica
Jamaica
6 2 3 1 7
DR Congo
DR Congo
5 3 1 1 9
Lesotho
Lesotho
5 4 1 0 11
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
Libya
Libya
5 4 0 1 10
Rwanda
Rwanda
5 2 3 0 5
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
South Korea
South Korea
4 0 2 2 6
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
3 2 0 1 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
3 3 0 0 6
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Tanzania
Tanzania
2 1 1 0 1
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 0 2 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 0 1 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 2
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 0
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
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