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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2008
1.83m
Average age in 2008
24.2
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2008
Coaches in 2008
Kindly provided by tere
provided by Tony Hollner
Vogts, Berti (Coach)
Day of Birth
1946-12-30
Place of Birth
Büttgen
(Germany)
Height
1.68m
Matches
5
(4 /
1)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
8
(6 /
2)
Players of Nigeria in 2008
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Ejide, Austin | 1984-04-08 | Goalkeeper |
|
SC Bastia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyenugba, Dele | 1983-11-20 | Goalkeeper |
|
Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyeama, Vincent | 1982-08-29 | Goalkeeper |
|
Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwo, Taye | 1985-04-16 | Left Back |
|
Olympique Marseille | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwaneri, Obinna | 1982-03-19 | Centre Back |
|
FC Sion | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yobo, Joseph | 1980-09-06 | Centre Back |
|
Everton FC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shittu, Danny | 1980-09-02 | Centre Back |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayila, Yussuf | 1984-11-04 | Centre Back |
|
Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odiah, Chidi | 1983-12-17 | Right Back |
|
CSKA Moskva | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed, Yusuf | 1983-11-05 | Right Back |
|
FC Sion II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apam, Onyekachi | 1985-12-30 | Right Back |
|
OGC Nice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afolabi, Rabiu | 1980-04-18 | Centre Back |
|
FC Sochaux - Montbéliard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emeghara, Ifeanyi | 1984-03-24 | Left Back |
|
Steaua Bucureşti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambrose, Efe | 1988-10-18 | Centre Back |
|
Bayelsa United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udoh, Kingsley | 1990-12-07 | Centre Back |
|
Akwa United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, John Mikel | 1987-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Chelsea FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olofinjana, Seyi | 1980-06-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaita, Sani | 1986-05-02 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
AS Monaco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obodo, Chris | 1984-05-11 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Udinese Calcio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etuhu, Dickson | 1982-06-08 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Fulham FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eromoigbe, Richard | 1984-06-26 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FK Khimki | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okonkwo, Onyekachi | 1982-05-13 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Zürich | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukman, Haruna | 1990-04-12 | Centre Midfielder |
|
AS Monaco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajilore, Femi | 1985-01-18 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Groningen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oladapo, Femi | 1988-05-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Boavista FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyegbeni, Yakubu | 1982-11-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Everton FC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uche, Ikechukwu | 1984-01-05 | Centre Forward |
|
Getafe CF | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odemwingie, Peter | 1981-07-15 | Right Winger |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uche, Kalu | 1982-11-15 | Centre Forward |
|
UD Almería | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utaka, John | 1982-01-08 | Left Winger |
|
Portsmouth FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Portsmouth FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obinna, Victor | 1987-03-25 | Left Winger |
|
Inter Milano | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anichebe, Victor | 1988-04-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Everton FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martins, Obafemi | 1984-10-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishiaku, Manasseh | 1983-01-09 | Centre Forward |
|
1.FC Köln | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpala, Joseph | 1986-08-24 | Centre Forward |
|
Club Brugge | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makinwa, Stephen Ayodele | 1983-07-26 | Centre Forward |
|
Chievo Verona | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obasi, Chinedu | 1986-06-01 | Right Winger |
|
TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odejayi, Kayode | 1982-02-21 | Centre Forward |
|
Barnsley FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2008
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-09 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-01-21 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2008 - Group B | ||
| 2008-01-25 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2008 - Group B | ||
| 2008-01-29 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2008 - Group B | ||
| 2008-02-03 |
|
|
2:1 c | African 2008 - Quarter Finals | ||
| 2008-05-27 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-06-01 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-06-07 |
|
|
0:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-06-15 |
|
|
0:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-06-21 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-09-06 |
|
|
0:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-10-11 |
|
|
4:1 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-11-19 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 13 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2008
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
|
|
19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
|
16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
|
|
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
|
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 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
|
9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
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 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 467 | 224 | 119 | 124 | 719 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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