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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2015
1.82m
Average age in 2015
22.7
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2015
Coaches in 2015
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Kindly provided by Tony Hollner
Amokachi, Daniel (Coach)
Day of Birth
1972-12-30
Place of Birth
Kaduna
(Nigeria)
Height
1.82m
Matches
3
(0 /
3)
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Kindly provided by Tony Hollner
Keshi, Stephen (Coach)
Day of Birth
1962-01-23
Day of Death
2016-06-07
Place of Birth
Azare
(Nigeria)
Height
1.85m
Matches
2
(1 /
1)
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Kindly provided by Tony Hollner
Oliseh, Sunday (Coach)
Day of Birth
1974-09-14
Place of Birth
Abavo
(Nigeria)
Height
1.85m
Matches
8
(5 /
3)
Players of Nigeria in 2015
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Ikeme, Carl | 1986-06-08 | Goalkeeper |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezenwa, Ikechukwu | 1988-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agbim, Chigozie | 1984-11-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyeama, Vincent | 1982-08-29 | Goalkeeper |
|
Lille OSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpeyi, Daniel | 1986-08-03 | Goalkeeper |
|
Chippa United Port Elizabeth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akas, Chima | 1994-05-03 | Left Back |
|
Port Harcourt Sharks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balogun, Leon | 1988-06-28 | Centre Back |
|
1.FSV Mainz 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwambe, Solomon | 1993-09-30 | Right Back |
|
Warri Wolves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omeruo, Kenneth | 1993-10-17 | Centre Back |
|
Kasımpaşa SK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbonnaya, Nelson | 1992-06-20 | Centre Back |
|
Heartland Owerri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Echiejile, Elderson | 1988-01-20 | Left Back |
|
AS Monaco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oboroakpo, Austin | 1992-11-10 | Centre Back |
|
Abia Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troost-Ekong, William | 1993-09-01 | Centre Back |
|
FK Haugesund | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambrose, Efe | 1988-10-18 | Centre Back |
|
Celtic Glasgow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oboabona, Godfrey | 1990-08-16 | Centre Back |
|
Çaykur Rizespor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egwuekwe, Azubuike | 1989-07-16 | Centre Back |
|
Warri Wolves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alimi, Jamiu | 1992-10-05 | Centre Back |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madu, Kingsley | 1995-12-12 | Left Back |
|
AS Trenčín | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoro, Osas | 1990-09-07 | Right Back |
|
Heartland Owerri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalu, Orji | 1992-02-09 | Centre Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latifu, Akeem | 1989-11-16 | Right Back |
|
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eze, Stephen | 1994-03-08 | Centre Back |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onazi, Ogenyi | 1992-12-25 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Lazio Roma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shehu, Abdullahi | 1993-03-12 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
União Madeira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, John Mikel | 1987-04-22 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onobi, Paul | 1992-12-27 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabiu, Ibrahim | 1991-03-15 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
AS Trenčín | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukoh, Steven | 1991-06-19 | Centre Midfielder |
|
FC Biel/Bienne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bature, Yaro | 1995-12-15 | Midfielder |
|
Nasarawa United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiora, Nwankwo | 1991-07-12 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Académica Coimbra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpan, Hope | 1991-08-14 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali, Rabiu | 1986-06-23 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Kano Pillars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew, Ifeanyi | 1997-01-20 | Centre Midfielder |
|
El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sokari, Kingsley | 1995-05-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
CS Sfaxien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel, Joseph | 1993-10-01 | Midfielder |
|
Port Harcourt Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babatunde, Michel | 1992-12-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esiti, Anderson | 1994-05-24 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Estoril Praia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukman, Haruna | 1990-04-12 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usman, Yusuf Mohammed | 1994-03-02 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Taraba FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uzochukwu, Izunna | 1990-04-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Odense BK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iwobi, Alex | 1996-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Arsenal FC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndidi, Onyinye | 1996-12-16 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
KRC Genk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogu, John | 1988-04-20 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Hapoel Be'er-Sheva | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Ahmed | 1992-10-14 | Right Winger |
|
CSKA Moskva | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon, Moses | 1995-07-12 | Left Winger |
|
KAA Gent | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igboun, Sylvester | 1990-09-08 | Left Winger |
|
FK Ufa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ighalo, Odion | 1989-06-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Watford FC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emenike, Emmanuel | 1987-05-10 | Centre Forward |
|
West Ham United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udoh, Mfon | 1992-03-14 | Centre Forward |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassey, Ezekiel | 1996-11-10 | Left Winger |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olanare, Aaron Samuel | 1994-06-04 | Centre Forward |
|
CSKA Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ujah, Anthony | 1990-10-14 | Centre Forward |
|
Werder Bremen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeniji, Tunde | 1995-09-17 | Centre Forward |
|
Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimgba, Stanley | 1993-03-29 | Right Winger |
|
Warri Wolves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gambo, Mohammed | 1988-03-10 | Centre Forward |
|
Kano Pillars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salami, Gbolahan | 1991-04-15 | Centre Forward |
|
Warri Wolves | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chikatara, Chisom | 1994-11-24 | Centre Forward |
|
Abia Warriors | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martins, Obafemi | 1984-10-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Seattle Sounders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aluko, Sone | 1989-02-19 | Secondary striker |
|
Hull City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduok, Samuel | 1994-01-31 | Right Winger |
|
Espérance Tunis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1996-10-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Manchester City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiozor, Christian | 1994-10-31 | Centre Forward |
|
Enyimba Aba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggreh, Prince | 1996-09-30 | Striker |
|
Sunshine Stars Akure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2015
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-11 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2015-01-17 |
|
|
2:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 2015-03-25 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2015-03-29 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2015-06-13 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2017 - Group G | ||
| 2015-09-05 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2017 - Group G | ||
| 2015-09-08 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2015-10-08 |
|
|
0:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2015-10-11 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2015-10-17 |
|
|
2:0 c | CHAN 2016 - First Round | ||
| 2015-10-25 |
|
|
0:0 c | CHAN 2016 - First Round | ||
| 2015-11-13 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2018 - Second Round | ||
| 2015-11-17 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2018 - Second Round | ||
| 13 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2015
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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
|
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
|
9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
|
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
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 | 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 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 467 | 224 | 119 | 124 | 719 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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