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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1999
1.82m
Average age in 1999
22.8
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1999
No jersey in 1999

Coaches in 1999

Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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

Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

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Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden (Netherlands)
Matches
4 (1 / 3)
Goto coach Jo Bonfrère

Players of Nigeria in 1999

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Egbo, Ndubuisi 1973-07-15 Goalkeeper Egypt El-Masry Bor-Said 3 0 0 0 0 0
Akanji, Murphy 1977-12-01 Goalkeeper Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ifejiagwa, Emeka 1977-10-30 Centre Back Spain Osasuna Pamplona 3 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Left Back Italy AC Milan 3 0 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back England Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Omokoh, Harrison 1981-12-12 Centre Back Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shakpoke, Jero 1979-12-05 Right Back Switzerland FC Lugano 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obiekwu, Kingsley 1974-11-12 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 1 0 0 0 0 0
Teberen, Emmanuel 1974-06-17 Defender Turkey Altay İzmir 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abacha, Sari 1978-10-26 Defender Nigeria Kwara United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Semitoje, Isaac 1968-04-28 Defender Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Garba 1974-05-22 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 2 0 1 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dooyum, Imadu 1980-11-24 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria BCC Lions Gboko 1 0 1 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 1 0 1 0 0 0
Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' 1973-08-14 Centre Midfielder France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okongo, Dandy 1981-05-13 Defensive Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eneagwuna, James 1972-05-23 Midfielder Cyprus Ethnikos Assias 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okeke, Chibuike 1979-09-09 Midfielder Germany Union Berlin 1 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson, Sunday 1981-01-10 Midfielder Nigeria Kwara United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Babangida, Tijani 1973-09-25 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 0 0 0 0
Onya, Patrick Pascal 1974-12-14 Striker Turkey Altay İzmir 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 2 0 0 0 0
Skinn, Victor Striker Nigeria NEPA Lagos 1 1 1 0 0 0
Akpoborie, Jonathan 1968-10-20 Centre Forward Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 0 0
Okolosi, Gabriel 1974-07-08 Striker Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 0 0 1 0 1
Akinbiyi, Ade 1974-10-10 Centre Forward England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward Turkey Beşiktaş JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chukwu, Raphael 1975-07-22 Centre Forward South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 0 0 0 0 0
Idahor, Lucky 1980-08-30 Centre Forward Nigeria Plateau United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Avaa, Dondu 1978-11-17 Striker Poland Petrochemia Płock 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zeigbo, Kenneth 1977-06-16 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aiyeyuyomi, Eniola Striker 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1999

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1999-01-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burundi
Burundi
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Burundi
African 2000 - Group 5
MKO Abiola Stadium
1999-02-28
Senegal
Senegal
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Senegal vs. Nigeria
African 2000 - Group 5
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
1999-08-17
Mozambique
Mozambique
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 m
Mozambique vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Estádio da Machava
1999-08-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ghana
Ghana
0:0 p
Nigeria vs. Ghana
Friendly
Lagos National Stadium
1999-11-13
Greece
Greece
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
Greece vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Municipal Stadium Kilkis
1999-11-21
Gabon
Gabon
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 m
Gabon vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stade Omar Bongo
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Match Progress for Nigeria in 1999

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
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
Rwanda
Rwanda
5 2 3 0 5
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
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
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
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
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
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
Tanzania
Tanzania
2 1 1 0 1
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
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
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
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 0
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
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
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
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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