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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1998
1.81m
Average age in 1998
24.4
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Milutinović, Bora (Coach)

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Milutinović, Bora (Coach)

Day of Birth
1944-09-07
Place of Birth
Bajina Bašta (Serbia)
Height
1.77m
Matches
9 (4 / 5)
Goto coach Bora Milutinović

Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Shaibu Amodu

Players of Nigeria in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Rufai, Peter 1963-08-24 Goalkeeper Spain Deportivo La Coruña 5 0 0 0 0 0
Baruwa, Abiodun 1974-11-16 Goalkeeper Austria Sturm Graz 2 1 0 0 0 0
Okpara, Williams 1968-05-07 Goalkeeper South Africa Orlando Pirates 2 1 0 0 0 0
Shorunmu, Ike 1967-10-16 Goalkeeper Switzerland FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Left Back Italy Inter Milano 7 0 0 0 0 0
Okechukwu, Uche 1967-09-27 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 6 0 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back England Chelsea FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Shakpoke, Jero 1979-12-05 Right Back Italy AC Reggiana 4 1 0 0 0 0
Ajide, Ganiyu Defender Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 3 1 0 0 0 0
Okafor, Uche 1967-08-08 Centre Back USA Kansas City Wizards 3 0 0 0 0 0
Obiekwu, Kingsley 1974-11-12 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 3 0 0 0 0 0
Okpara, Godwin 1972-09-20 Centre Back France RC Strasbourg 2 3 0 0 0 0
Iroha, Ben 1969-11-29 Left Back England Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oparaku, Mobi 1976-12-01 Right Back Belgium Cappellen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Eguavoen, Augustine 1965-08-19 Centre Back Russia Torpedo Moskva 1 1 0 0 0 0
Okunowo, Samuel 1979-03-01 Right Back Spain FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
Babalade, Ajibade 1972-03-29 Defender Austria Sturm Graz 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Garba 1974-05-22 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 7 0 1 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 7 0 1 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 6 1 0 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 6 0 1 0 0 0
Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' 1973-08-14 Centre Midfielder France Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 0 0 0 0
Oruma, Wilson 1976-12-30 Attacking Midfielder Turkey Samsunspor 2 1 1 0 0 0
Garba, Ahmed 'Yaro-Yaro' 1980-05-24 Midfielder Nigeria Kano Pillars 2 0 1 0 0 0
Onwuzuruike, Henry 1979-12-26 Left Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ebiede, Emmanuel 1978-08-16 Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ojigwe, Karibe 1976-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 0 0 0
Udi, Duke 1976-05-05 Centre Midfielder Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Letzion 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adu, Sunday Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ilevbare, Sunday Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward France AS Monaco 5 1 1 0 0 0
Kanu, Nwankwo 1976-08-01 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 4 1 1 0 0 0
Yekini, Rashidi 1964-10-23 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab ar-Riyāḍ 2 4 1 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward Turkey Beşiktaş JK 2 2 0 0 0 0
Okolosi, Gabriel 1974-07-08 Striker Tunisia Espérance Tunis 2 0 0 0 0 0
Onya, Patrick Pascal 1974-12-14 Striker Turkey Altay İzmir 2 0 0 0 0 0
Babangida, Tijani 1973-09-25 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 6 1 0 0 0
Ottiji, Amaechi 1969-12-28 Centre Forward Germany SC Weismain 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ayorinde, Samuel 1974-10-20 Striker Tunisia Stade Tunisien 1 0 0 0 0 0
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Striker Israel Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 0 1 1 0 0 0
Akpoborie, Jonathan 1968-10-20 Centre Forward Germany VfB Stuttgart 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obiorah, James 1978-08-24 Centre Forward Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1998

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-01-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Iran
Iran
1:0 p
Nigeria vs. Iran
Friendly Hong Kong
1998-02-22
Jamaica
Jamaica
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 c
Jamaica vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Independence Park
1998-04-22
Germany
Germany
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Germany vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Rheinenergiestadion
1998-05-29
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:0 c
Yugoslavia vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stadion Rajko Mitić
1998-06-05
Netherlands
Netherlands
Nigeria
Nigeria
5:1 c
Netherlands vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Johan Cruijff ArenA
1998-06-13
Spain
Spain
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:3 c
Spain vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1998 - Group D
Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau
1998-06-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1998 - Group D
Parc des Princes
1998-06-24
Nigeria
Nigeria
Paraguay
Paraguay
1:3 c
Nigeria vs. Paraguay
World Cup 1998 - Group D
Stade Municipal de Toulouse
1998-06-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Denmark
Denmark
1:4 c
Nigeria vs. Denmark
World Cup 1998 - Round of 16
Stade de France
1998-10-04
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Burkina Faso vs. Nigeria
African 2000 - Group 5
Stade du 4-Août
10 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1998

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
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
Togo
Togo
9 4 3 2 15
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
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
Jamaica
Jamaica
6 2 3 1 7
Uganda
Uganda
6 2 2 2 4
Gabon
Gabon
6 4 1 1 10
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
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
Lesotho
Lesotho
5 4 1 0 11
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
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
3 3 0 0 6
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
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
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 0 2 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
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
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
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
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
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