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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2020
1.82m
Average age in 2020
23.6
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2020
Jersey in 2020

Coaches in 2020

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
4 (2 / 2)
Goto coach Gernot Rohr

Players of Nigeria in 2020

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Okoye, Maduka 1999-08-28 Goalkeeper Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Balogun, Leon 1988-06-28 Centre Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 4 0 0 0 0 0
Akpoguma, Kevin 1995-04-19 Centre Back Germany TSG Hoffenheim 3 1 0 0 0 0
Sanusi, Zaidu 1997-06-13 Left Back Portugal FC Porto 3 0 0 0 0 0
Troost-Ekong, William 1993-09-01 Centre Back England Watford FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ajayi, Semi 1993-11-09 Centre Back England West Bromwich Albion 2 2 0 0 0 0
Aina, Ola 1996-10-08 Right Back England Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ebuehi, Tyronne 1995-12-16 Right Back Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 1 0 0 0 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back Spain CD Leganés 1 0 0 0 0 0
Awaziem, Chidozie 1997-01-13 Centre Back Portugal Boavista FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Collins, Jamilu 1994-08-05 Left Back Germany SC Paderborn 07 0 1 0 0 0 0
Iwobi, Alex 1996-05-03 Left Midfielder England Everton FC 4 0 2 0 0 0
Chukwueze, Samuel 1999-05-22 Right Midfielder Spain Villarreal CF 4 0 1 0 0 0
Aribo, Joe 1996-07-21 Centre Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Etebo, Oghenekaro 1995-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Turkey Galatasaray SK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Onyeka, Frank 1998-01-01 Defensive Midfielder Denmark FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agu, Mikel 1993-05-27 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Vitória Guimarães 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shehu, Abdullahi 1993-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Cyprus Omonia Lefkosias 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tijani, Samson 2002-05-17 Defensive Midfielder Austria TSV Hartberg 0 1 0 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Nigeria Kano Pillars 3 1 0 0 0 0
Iheanacho, Kelechi 1996-10-03 Centre Forward England Leicester City 2 2 1 0 0 0
Onuachu, Paul 1994-05-28 Centre Forward Belgium KRC Genk 1 1 0 0 0 0
Simon, Moses 1995-07-12 Left Winger France FC Nantes 1 1 0 0 0 0
Osimhen, Victor 1998-12-29 Centre Forward Italy SSC Napoli 1 0 1 0 0 0
Kalu, Samuel 1997-08-26 Right Winger France Girondins Bordeaux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ejuke, Chidera 1998-01-02 Left Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 0 2 0 0 0 0
Dennis, Emmanuel 1997-11-15 Right Winger Germany 1.FC Köln 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dessers, Cyriel 1994-12-08 Centre Forward Belgium KRC Genk 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2020

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2020-10-09
Nigeria
Nigeria
Algeria
Algeria
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Algeria
Friendly
Wörthersee Stadion
2020-10-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Tunisia
Tunisia
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Tunisia
Friendly
Jaques Lemans Arena
2020-11-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
4:4 c
Nigeria vs. Sierra Leone
African 2022 - Group L
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium
2020-11-17
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Sierra Leone vs. Nigeria
African 2022 - Group L
Siaka Stevens National Stadium
4 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2020

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
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
Sudan
Sudan
10 8 1 1 22
Benin
Benin
10 8 1 1 15
Senegal
Senegal
10 4 4 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
10 6 4 0 18
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
9 6 1 2 21
Angola
Angola
9 2 6 1 9
Togo
Togo
9 4 3 2 15
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
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
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
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Libya
Libya
5 4 0 1 10
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
4 0 2 2 6
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
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
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 0 2 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 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
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
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
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
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
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