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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2012
1.81m
Average age in 2012
24.3
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2012
No jersey in 2012

Coaches in 2012

Keshi, Stephen (Coach)

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Keshi, Stephen (Coach)

Day of Birth
1962-01-23
Day of Death
2016-06-07
Place of Birth
Azare (Nigeria)
Height
1.85m
Matches
12 (6 / 6)
Goto coach Stephen Keshi

Players of Nigeria in 2012

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Enyeama, Vincent 1982-08-29 Goalkeeper Israel Maccabi Tel-Aviv 6 0 0 0 0 0
Agbim, Chigozie 1984-11-28 Goalkeeper Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 4 0 0 1 0 0
Ejide, Austin 1984-04-08 Goalkeeper Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 1 0 0 0 0 0
Egwuekwe, Azubuike 1989-07-16 Centre Back Nigeria Warri Wolves 11 0 1 1 0 0
Oboabona, Godfrey 1990-08-16 Centre Back Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oshaniwa, Juwon 1990-09-14 Left Back Israel MS Ashdod 7 0 0 1 0 0
Ambrose, Efe 1988-10-18 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 4 1 1 0 0 0
Idris, Papa 1989-07-27 Centre Back Nigeria Kano Pillars 3 0 0 1 0 0
Echiejile, Elderson 1988-01-20 Left Back Portugal Sporting Braga 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ossai, Uche 1986-11-21 Defender Nigeria Warri Wolves 2 1 0 0 0 0
Yobo, Joseph 1980-09-06 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kwambe, Solomon 1993-09-30 Right Back Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 1 0 0 1 0 0
Taiwo, Taye 1985-04-16 Left Back Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zango, Umar 1985-11-10 Centre Back Nigeria Kano Pillars 0 1 0 0 1 0
Oguchi, Uche 1987-09-19 Right Back Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Soriola, Gege 1988-11-21 Centre Back South Africa Free State Stars 0 1 0 0 0 0
Salami, Kingsley 1987-02-27 Defender Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Benjamin, Francis 1993-05-08 Left Back Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gabriel, Reuben 1990-09-25 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Kilmarnock FC 7 1 0 1 0 0
Obiora, Nwankwo 1991-07-12 Defensive Midfielder Romania CFR Cluj 5 1 0 0 0 0
Mba, Sunday 1988-11-28 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Warri Wolves 3 2 3 1 0 0
Uche, Henry 1990-08-18 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Enyimba Aba 3 2 0 0 0 0
Nwachukwu, Obinna 1992-01-18 Midfielder Nigeria Heartland Owerri 3 1 0 0 0 0
Igiebor, Nosa 1990-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 3 0 2 0 0 0
Obi, John Mikel 1987-04-22 Defensive Midfielder England Chelsea FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
Onazi, Ogenyi 1992-12-25 Centre Midfielder Italy Lazio Roma 1 1 1 0 0 0
Uzochukwu, Ugonna 1992-11-03 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 1 0
Etuhu, Dickson 1982-06-08 Defensive Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Umar, Haliru 1992-03-13 Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Raheem 1990-05-04 Centre Midfielder Turkey Adana Demirspor 0 4 0 0 0 0
Ibenegbu, Ikechukwu 1986-02-22 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jabason, Solomon 1991-12-12 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Akwa United 0 0 0 1 0 0
Asuquo, Philip 1992-12-18 Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sanusi, Sani 1992-12-12 Midfielder Nigeria Gombe United 0 0 0 0 1 0
Uzoenyi, Ejike 1988-03-23 Left Winger France Stade Rennais 9 1 0 1 0 0
Uche, Ikechukwu 1984-01-05 Centre Forward Spain Villarreal CF 4 2 4 0 0 0
Moses, Victor 1990-12-12 Left Winger England Chelsea FC 4 2 2 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 3 3 2 0 0 0
Uche, Kalu 1982-11-15 Centre Forward Turkey Kasımpaşa SK 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kalu, Uche 1986-05-16 Centre Forward Turkey Çaykur Rizespor 2 1 1 1 0 0
Emenike, Emmanuel 1987-05-10 Centre Forward Russia Spartak Moskva 2 0 0 0 0 0
Utaka, John 1982-01-08 Left Winger France Montpellier HSC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Azuka, Izu 1989-05-24 Centre Forward Tunisia CS Hammam-Lif 1 2 0 0 0 0
Ideye, Brown 1988-10-10 Centre Forward Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 1 0 0 0
Emmanuel, Sunday 1992-02-25 Centre Forward Vietnam Thanh Hóa FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Aiyegbeni, Yakubu 1982-11-22 Centre Forward China Guangzhou R&F 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dike, Bright 1987-02-02 Centre Forward USA Portland Timbers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Martins, Obafemi 1984-10-28 Centre Forward Spain Levante UD 1 0 0 0 0 0
Odemwingie, Peter 1981-07-15 Right Winger England West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
Imenger, Barnabas 1991-11-24 Centre Forward Sweden Trelleborgs FF 0 2 0 0 0 0
Aluko, Sone 1989-02-19 Secondary striker England Hull City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ameobi, Shola 1981-10-12 Centre Forward England Newcastle United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ehiosun, Ekigho 1989-05-12 Centre Forward Turkey Gençlerbirliği Ankara 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oduamadi, Nnamdi 1990-10-17 Right Winger Italy AS Varese 1910 0 1 0 0 0 0
Umar, Kabiru 1987-11-30 Striker Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gwar, Sibi 1987-09-09 Centre Forward Nigeria Niger Tornadoes Minna 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2012

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2012-01-11
Nigeria
Nigeria
Angola
Angola
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Angola
Friendly
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2012-02-15
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Liberia vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Antoinette Tubman Stadium
2012-02-29
Rwanda
Rwanda
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Rwanda vs. Nigeria
African 2013 - First Round
Kigali Pelé Stadium
2012-04-12
Egypt
Egypt
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:2 c
Egypt vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2012-05-23
Peru
Peru
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Peru vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Estadio Nacional de Perú
2012-06-03
Nigeria
Nigeria
Namibia
Namibia
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Namibia
World Cup 2014 - Group F
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2012-06-09
Malawi
Malawi
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Malawi vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2014 - Group F
Kamuzu Stadium
2012-06-16
Nigeria
Nigeria
Rwanda
Rwanda
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Rwanda
African 2013 - First Round
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2012-08-15
Niger
Niger
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 p
Niger vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stade Général Seyni Kountché
2012-09-08
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 c
Liberia vs. Nigeria
African 2013 - Second Round
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
2012-10-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Liberia
Liberia
6:1 c
Nigeria vs. Liberia
African 2013 - Second Round
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2012-11-14
Venezuela
Venezuela
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:3 c
Venezuela vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Marlins Park
12 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2012

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
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
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
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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