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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2017
1.82m
Average age in 2017
22.7
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2017
Jersey in 2017

Coaches in 2017

Rohr, Gernot (Coach)

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Rohr, Gernot (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-06-28
Place of Birth
Mannheim (Germany)
Height
1.78m
Matches
5 (4 / 1)
Goto coach Gernot Rohr

Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)

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Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)

Day of Birth
Matches
4 (3 / 1)
Goto coach Salisu Yusuf

Players of Nigeria in 2017

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ezenwa, Ikechukwu 1988-10-16 Goalkeeper Nigeria Ifeanyi Uba Nnewi 6 0 0 0 0 0
Akpeyi, Daniel 1986-08-03 Goalkeeper South Africa Chippa United Port Elizabeth 3 0 0 0 0 0
Uzoho, Francis 1998-10-28 Goalkeeper Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0 1 0 0 0 0
Troost-Ekong, William 1993-09-01 Centre Back Turkey Bursaspor 7 0 0 0 0 0
Balogun, Leon 1988-06-28 Centre Back Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 6 0 0 0 0 0
Echiejile, Elderson 1988-01-20 Left Back Belgium Cercle Brugge 5 0 0 0 0 0
Aina, Ola 1996-10-08 Right Back England Hull City 2 1 0 0 0 0
Akas, Chima 1994-05-03 Left Back Nigeria Enyimba Aba 2 0 0 0 0 0
Awaziem, Chidozie 1997-01-13 Centre Back France FC Nantes 2 0 0 0 0 0
Eze, Stephen 1994-03-08 Centre Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okoro, Osas 1990-09-07 Right Back Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 2 0 0 0 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back Turkey Kasımpaşa SK 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ariwachukwu, Emmanuel 1993-12-27 Centre Back Nigeria Akwa United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kalu, Orji 1992-02-09 Centre Back Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Idowu, Brian 1992-05-18 Right Back Russia Amkar Perm 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ebuehi, Tyronne 1995-12-16 Right Back Netherlands ADO Den Haag 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ndidi, Onyinye 1996-12-16 Defensive Midfielder England Leicester City 7 0 0 0 0 0
Shehu, Abdullahi 1993-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 6 0 0 0 0 0
Onazi, Ogenyi 1992-12-25 Centre Midfielder Turkey Trabzonspor 5 0 0 0 0 0
Iwobi, Alex 1996-05-03 Left Midfielder England Arsenal FC 4 1 3 0 0 0
Obi, John Mikel 1987-04-22 Defensive Midfielder China Tianjin Taida 4 0 1 0 0 0
Etebo, Oghenekaro 1995-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Spain UD Las Palmas 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ogu, John 1988-04-20 Attacking Midfielder Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 2 1 1 0 0 0
Ali, Rabiu 1986-06-23 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Kano Pillars 2 0 1 0 0 0
Ifeanyi, Ifeanyi 1995-08-15 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Akwa United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Alhassan, Abdullahi 1996-11-03 Attacking Midfielder Austria Austria Wien 1 1 0 0 0 0
Aremu, Afeez 1999-10-03 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Akwa United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mathias, Samuel 1996-12-23 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zenke, Thomas 1993-01-30 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Nasarawa United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agu, Mikel 1993-05-27 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ayagwa, Raphael 1998-02-13 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Lobi Stars Makurdi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Simon, Moses 1995-07-12 Left Winger Belgium KAA Gent 5 0 1 0 0 0
Iheanacho, Kelechi 1996-10-03 Centre Forward England Leicester City 4 2 3 0 0 0
Ighalo, Odion 1989-06-16 Centre Forward China Changchun Yatai 3 0 1 0 0 0
Moses, Victor 1990-12-12 Left Winger England Chelsea FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
Eduwo, Kingsley 1996-06-19 Centre Forward Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2 0 1 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 1 4 0 0 0 0
Odey, Stephen 1998-01-15 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Zürich 1 1 0 0 0 0
Olatunbosun, Sikiru 1996-01-03 Right Winger Nigeria MFM FC Lagos 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nwakaeme, Anthony 1989-03-21 Centre Forward Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kayode, Olarenwaju 1993-05-08 Centre Forward Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0 3 0 0 0 0
George, Ifeanyi 1993-11-22 Centre Forward Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 2 0 0 0 0
Onyekuru, Henry 1997-06-05 Left Winger Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0 1 0 0 0 0
Osimhen, Victor 1998-12-29 Centre Forward Germany VfL Wolfsburg 0 1 0 0 0 0
Success, Isaac 1996-01-07 Left Winger Spain Málaga CF 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2017

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2017-03-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Senegal
Senegal
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Senegal
Friendly
The Hive Stadium
2017-06-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa
0:2 c
Nigeria vs. South Africa
African 2019 - Group E
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
2017-08-13
Benin
Benin
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Benin vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2018 - Third Round
Stade de l’Amitié Mathieu Kérékou
2017-08-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
Benin
Benin
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Benin
CHAN 2018 - Third Round
Sani Abacha Stadium
2017-09-01
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
4:0 c
Nigeria vs. Cameroon
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
2017-09-04
Cameroon
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Cameroon vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
2017-10-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zambia
Zambia
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Zambia
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
2017-11-10
Algeria
Algeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Algeria vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
2017-11-14
Argentina
Argentina
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:4 c
Argentina vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Krasnodar Stadium
9 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2017

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
23 7 7 9 23
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
19 7 5 7 25
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
Benin
Benin
10 8 1 1 15
Senegal
Senegal
10 4 4 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
10 6 4 0 18
Sudan
Sudan
10 8 1 1 22
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
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
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
Rwanda
Rwanda
5 2 3 0 5
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
South Korea
South Korea
4 0 2 2 6
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
England
England
3 0 1 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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Tanzania
Tanzania
2 1 1 0 1
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
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
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 0 2 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 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
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
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
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
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
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