National Football Teams
  • Old website
  • English English
    Deutsch (beta) Deutsch (beta)
  • News
  • Teams
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • North America
  • Matches
    • African Nations Cup
    • Asian Cup
    • Copa América
    • European Championship
    • Gold Cup
    • Oceania Cup
    • World Cup
    • Other Tournaments
    • Friendlies
  • Clubs
  • Statistics
  • Contact
  • Forums
  • Home
  • Teams
  • Countries of Africa
  • Nigeria (1989)

Nigeria Najeriya | Naìjírìà | Naigeria

  • General
  • Players
  • Matches
  • Match Progress
  • Favorite Opponents
  • World Cup Stats
You are using an old browser which is not compatible with our new design. Please update your browser or use our old website.

General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1989
1.85m
Average age in 1989
22.4
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
The-Sports.org
Emblem
Jersey in 1989
No jersey in 1989

Coaches in 1989

Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

Westerhof Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Add Picture

Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-05-03
Place of Birth
Beek (Netherlands)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Clemens Westerhof

Hamilton, Paul (Coach)

Hamilton Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Add Picture

Hamilton, Paul (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-07-31
Day of Death
2017-03-30
Matches
9 (9 / 0)
Goto coach Paul Hamilton

Players of Nigeria in 1989

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ngodigha, David 1962-10-23 Goalkeeper 6 0 0 0 0 0
Agbonavbare, Wilfred 1966-10-05 Goalkeeper Nigeria NNB Benin City 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rufai, Peter 1963-08-24 Goalkeeper Belgium KSC Lokeren 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agu, Alloy 1967-07-12 Goalkeeper Nigeria NEPA Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obi, Christian 1967-01-02 Goalkeeper Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keshi, Stephen 1962-01-23 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 3 0 0 0
Uwe, Andrew 1967-10-12 Defender Belgium KSK Roeselare 6 1 0 0 0 0
Eguavoen, Augustine 1965-08-19 Centre Back Belgium KAA Gent 6 0 0 0 0 0
Idowu, Abiodun 1969-12-24 Defender 5 1 0 0 0 0
Eke, Godwin Defender Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 4 0 0 0 0 0
Okafor, Uche 1967-08-08 Centre Back Belgium KRC Mechelen 3 0 0 0 0 0
Eboigbe, Sunday 1955-01-30 Centre Back Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 2 0 0 0 0 0
Omokaro, Bright 1965-02-24 Defender 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nwanu, Chidi 1967-01-01 Centre Back Belgium VC Westerlo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Akanni, Waidi 1968-06-20 Defender USA Howard Bison 1 0 0 0 0 0
Anunobi, Mark 1967-10-12 Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agada, Jude 1965-10-22 Defender 0 1 1 0 0 0
Oleh, Pius Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totty, Okoro Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adeshina, Ademola 1964-06-04 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 7 1 0 0 0 0
Ekpo, Friday 1969-08-13 Midfielder Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 7 0 1 0 0 0
Esin, Etim John 1969-11-15 Midfielder Belgium KSC Lokeren 7 0 1 0 0 0
Sadi, Dahiru 1963-12-10 Midfielder Belgium KFC Eeklo 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ogunlana, Ayodele Midfielder Nigeria Ranchers Bees Kaduna 3 0 0 0 0 0
Balarabe, Abubakar 1968-06-14 Midfielder Belgium KFC Eeklo 2 0 2 0 0 0
Okon, John Ene 1969-03-15 Midfielder Nigeria Calabar Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okwaraji, Samuel 1964-05-19 Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 2 0 0 0 0 0
Osaro, Obobaifo 1966-08-01 Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nwosu, Henry 1961-10-16 Right Midfielder Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas Abidjan 1 0 1 0 0 0
Elahor, Friday 1967-11-14 Midfielder Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwobum, Samuel Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adekola, Adeolu 1968-05-19 Midfielder Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ipaye, Wasiu 1968-07-06 Midfielder Nigeria First Bank Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Okonkwo, Charles 1965-09-21 Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 1 0 0 0 0
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Striker Belgium KSC Lokeren 7 0 2 0 0 0
Odegbami, Wole 1962-10-05 Striker Nigeria JIB Rock Strikers Jos 6 0 1 0 0 0
Edobor, Humphrey 1966-03-12 Striker 4 0 0 0 0 0
Obiku, Michael 1968-09-24 Striker Cyprus Anorthosis Ammochostou 3 0 1 0 0 0
Ali, Bala 1968-08-16 Centre Forward 1 1 0 0 0 0
Angwe, Amir Striker 1 0 0 0 0 0
Iorfa, Dominic 1968-01-10 Striker England Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Owubokiri, Ricky 1961-07-16 Striker Portugal Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1989

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1989-01-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Gabon
Gabon
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Gabon
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
1989-01-22
Angola
Angola
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 p
Angola vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Estádio da Cidadela
1989-04-09
Guinea
Guinea
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 p
Guinea vs. Nigeria
African 1990 - First Round
Stade du 28 Septembre
1989-04-22
Nigeria
Nigeria
Guinea
Guinea
3:0 p
Nigeria vs. Guinea
African 1990 - First Round
Liberty Stadium
1989-06-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Cameroon
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium
1989-06-25
Gabon
Gabon
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Gabon vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Stade Omar Bongo
1989-07-16
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3:0 p
Nigeria vs. Zimbabwe
African 1990 - Second Round
Liberty Stadium
1989-07-30
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 p
Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria
African 1990 - Second Round
National Sports Stadium Harare
1989-08-12
Nigeria
Nigeria
Angola
Angola
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Angola
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Lagos National Stadium
1989-08-27
Cameroon
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Cameroon vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
10 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1989

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
Liberia
Liberia
14 10 1 3 29
Tunisia
Tunisia
14 4 5 5 22
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
Senegal
Senegal
10 4 4 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
10 6 4 0 18
Sudan
Sudan
10 8 1 1 22
Benin
Benin
10 8 1 1 15
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
Morocco
Morocco
7 2 1 4 9
Mali
Mali
7 4 2 1 9
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
Gabon
Gabon
6 4 1 1 10
Jamaica
Jamaica
6 2 3 1 7
Uganda
Uganda
6 2 2 2 4
Lesotho
Lesotho
5 4 1 0 11
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Libya
Libya
5 4 0 1 10
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
Rwanda
Rwanda
5 2 3 0 5
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
DR Congo
DR Congo
5 3 1 1 9
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
South Korea
South Korea
4 0 2 2 6
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
3 3 0 0 6
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
3 2 0 1 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
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
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
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
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
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
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
Denmark
Denmark
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
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
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
467 224 119 124 719

All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria

0
0
0
0/ 0/ 0
0
0

Top Players

0

Rashidi Yekini

0

Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha

0

Augustine Eguavoen

0

John Utaka

Info

Unauthorized publishing and copying of this website's content and images strictly prohibited!

Last update : 12/8/23, 2:48 AM

Installed version: 3.0.0

Useful links

  • Links to other relevant pages
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Access the NFT forums
  • Credits and thanks
  • Want to share a player picture?
  • Datenschutzerklärung
  • Data Privacy Statement

Latest player pix

Thanh_Nhan_Nguyen_Nguyen Thanh Nhân Nguyễn Nguyễn Dec 8, 2023
Thanh_Nhan_Nguyen Thanh Nhân Nguyễn Dec 8, 2023
Gerard_Waia Gérard Waia Dec 7, 2023
Djibril_Tufele Djibril Tufele Dec 7, 2023

© 2004-2026 by National Football Teams all rights reserved.