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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1972
1.76m
Average age in 1972
25.4
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1972
Coaches in 1972
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Marotzke, Karl-Heinz (Coach)
Day of Birth
1934-03-29
Place of Birth
Szczecin
(Poland)
Kindly provided by SiebenW
Penna, Jorge (Coach)
Day of Birth
Matches
2
(2 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 1972
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Essien, Eyo | Goalkeeper | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Fregene, Peter | 1947-05-17 | Goalkeeper |
|
Lagos ECN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Okala, Emmanuel | 1951-05-17 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Achebe, Godwin | 1941 | Centre Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Egborge, Sylvester | Left Back | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Igwe, Tony | 1945-12-24 | Right Back | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oduah, Victor | Centre Back | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Mohammed, Sani | Right Midfielder | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Nwankwo, Nwabueze | 1944 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anieke, Peter | 1946-03-02 | Midfielder |
|
Lagos ECN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Igweonu, Chukwumu | 1938-02-14 | Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Okorigwe, Charles | Midfielder | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Dombraye, Jossy | Left Winger | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Ilerika, Haruna | 1949-10-27 | Centre Forward |
|
Stationery Stores Lagos | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mambo, Yakubu | Inside Left |
|
Stationery Stores Lagos | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Olayombo, Kenneth | 1947-08-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Nigerian Army Lagos | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oyarekhua, Sunny | Inside Right |
|
Police FC Lagos | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Obianika, Matthias | Striker |
|
Enugu Rangers International | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Matches of Nigeria in 1972
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-08-05 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 1974 - First Round | ||
| 1972-08-15 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1974 - First Round | ||
| 2 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1972
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
|
22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
|
20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
Colombia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 623 | 294 | 163 | 166 | 964 |