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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1996
1.8m
Average age in 1996
23.5
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 1996
No jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

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Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden (Netherlands)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Jo Bonfrère

Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
3 (1 / 2)
Goto coach Shaibu Amodu

Players of Nigeria in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Dosu, Joseph 1973-06-19 Goalkeeper Italy AC Reggiana 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okpara, Williams 1968-05-07 Goalkeeper South Africa Orlando Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oparaku, Mobi 1976-12-01 Right Back Belgium FC Turnhout 3 0 0 0 0 0
Iroha, Ben 1969-11-29 Left Back USA San Jose Clash 2 0 0 0 0 0
Abdullahi, Bawa Heyman 1972-04-20 Defender Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 1 1 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okafor, Uche 1967-08-08 Centre Back USA Kansas City Wiz 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okechukwu, Uche 1967-09-27 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Left Back France AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alhassan, Mohammed Defender Nigeria Bendel Insurance 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obiekwu, Kingsley 1974-11-12 Defender Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Deventer 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fatusi, Teslim 1977-09-17 Midfielder Switzerland Servette Genève 2 0 1 1 0 1
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oruma, Wilson 1976-12-30 Attacking Midfielder France AS Nancy Lorraine 2 0 0 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' 1973-08-14 Centre Midfielder Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Köln 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okoh, Sunday Midfielder Nigeria Udoji United Awka 0 1 0 0 0 0
Chukwu, Raphael 1975-07-22 Centre Forward South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bazuaye, Baldwin 1968-09-09 Striker Nigeria Concord Abeokuta 2 0 0 0 0 0
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Striker Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 1 1 0 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward Turkey Beşiktaş JK 1 0 2 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward France AS Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yekini, Rashidi 1964-10-23 Centre Forward Portugal Vitória Setúbal 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ezomo, Lucky Striker Nigeria Udoji United Awka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Akpoborie, Jonathan 1968-10-20 Centre Forward Germany Hansa Rostock 0 1 0 0 0 0
Amunike, Emmanuel 1970-12-25 Left Winger Spain FC Barcelona 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1996

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-06-09
Nigeria
Nigeria
Togo
Togo
1:3 m
Nigeria vs. Togo
Friendly Lagos
1996-11-09
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Lagos National Stadium
1996-12-11
Nigeria
Nigeria
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
1:2 c
Nigeria vs. Czech Republic
Friendly
Stade Mohamed V
1996-12-12
Morocco
Morocco
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
Morocco vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stade Mohamed V
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Match Progress for Nigeria in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

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