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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2006
1.82m
Average age in 2006
24.3
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2006
Coaches in 2006
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Eguavoen, Augustine (Coach)
Day of Birth
1965-08-19
Place of Birth
Sapele
(Nigeria)
Height
1.91m
Matches
8
(8 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 2006
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Enyeama, Vincent | 1982-08-29 | Goalkeeper |
|
Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwo, Taye | 1985-04-16 | Left Back |
|
Olympique Marseille | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yobo, Joseph | 1980-09-06 | Centre Back |
|
Everton FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odiah, Chidi | 1983-12-17 | Right Back |
|
CSKA Moskva | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enakarhire, Joseph | 1982-11-06 | Centre Back |
|
Girondins Bordeaux | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayila, Yussuf | 1984-11-04 | Centre Back |
|
Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwaneri, Obinna | 1982-03-19 | Centre Back |
|
FC Sion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbey, George | 1978-10-20 | Right Back |
|
Port Vale FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obodo, Chris | 1984-05-11 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Udinese Calcio | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oruma, Wilson | 1976-12-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Olympique Marseille | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, John Mikel | 1987-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Chelsea FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olofinjana, Seyi | 1980-06-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Garba | 1974-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Iraklis Thessalonikis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' | 1973-08-14 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Qatar SC Doha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaita, Sani | 1986-05-02 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okonkwo, Onyekachi | 1982-05-13 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Orlando Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martins, Obafemi | 1984-10-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Newcastle United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utaka, John | 1982-01-08 | Left Winger |
|
Stade Rennais | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obinna, Victor | 1987-03-25 | Left Winger |
|
Chievo Verona | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odemwingie, Peter | 1981-07-15 | Right Winger |
|
Lille OSC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aghahowa, Julius | 1982-02-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makinwa, Stephen Ayodele | 1983-07-26 | Centre Forward |
|
Lazio Roma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyegbeni, Yakubu | 1982-11-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obasi, Chinedu | 1986-06-01 | Right Winger |
|
Lyn Oslo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Portsmouth FC | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoduwa, Emmanuel | 1983-11-21 | Centre Forward |
|
Metalurh Donetsk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2006
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-23 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2006 - Group D | ||
| 2006-01-27 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2006 - Group D | ||
| 2006-01-31 |
|
|
2:1 c | African 2006 - Group D | ||
| 2006-02-04 |
|
|
1:1 (6:5) c | African 2006 - Quarter Finals | ||
| 2006-02-07 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2006 - Semi Finals | ||
| 2006-02-09 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2006 - 3rd Place | ||
| 2006-09-02 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2008 - Group 3 | ||
| 2006-10-08 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2008 - Group 3 | ||
| 8 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2006
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
|
19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
|
17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
|
16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
|
|
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
|
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
|
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
|
9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 467 | 224 | 119 | 124 | 719 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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