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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1984
1.83m
Average age in 1984
20.9
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1984
Coaches in 1984
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Onigbinde, Festus (Coach)
Day of Birth
1938-03-05
Day of Death
2026-03-09
Place of Birth
Modakeke
(Nigeria)
Matches
5
(5 /
0)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Salami, Abdul Ganiyu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1942-10-05
Place of Birth
Ogbomosho
(Nigeria)
Height
1.80m
Matches
2
(2 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 1984
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Rufai, Peter | 1963-08-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Stationery Stores Lagos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Okala, Patrick | Goalkeeper |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keshi, Stephen | 1962-01-23 | Centre Back |
|
NNB Benin City | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofoluwe, Yisa | 1967-12-28 | Left Back |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eboigbe, Sunday | 1955-01-30 | Centre Back |
|
NNB Benin City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul, Kingsley | Defender |
|
Wunti Bauchi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Omokaro, Bright | 1965-02-24 | Defender |
|
NNB Benin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disu, Tajudeen | 1965-12-27 | Centre Back |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edema, Benson | 1965-10-21 | Right Back |
|
NNB Benin City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim, Mohammed | Defender |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okoku, Paul | 1965-12-27 | Defender |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogunjobi, Taiwo | 1953-08-17 | Centre Back |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwosu, Henry | 1961-10-16 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
NNB Benin City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Muda | 1954-06-08 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ehilegbu, Chibuzor | 1964-04-30 | Midfielder |
|
North Carolina State Wolfpack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeshina, Ademola | 1964-06-04 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adesina, Wahab | 1964-11-11 | Midfielder |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etokebe, James | 1962-02-16 | Left Midfielder |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amoo, Fatai | 1961-01-01 | Midfielder |
|
First Bank Lagos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akinlotan, Dehinde | 1965-07-02 | Midfielder |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edobor, Humphrey | 1966-03-12 | Left Winger |
|
NNB Benin City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temile, Clement | Striker |
|
NNPC Warri | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yekini, Rashidi | 1964-10-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali, Bala | 1968-08-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozogula, Samson | Striker |
|
NNB Benin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okorowanta, Tarila | 1965-03-16 | Striker |
|
Bendel Insurance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiedozie, John | 1960-04-18 | Striker |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siasia, Samson | 1967-08-14 | Right Winger |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nzeakor, Benji | 1964-04-16 | Striker |
|
Spartans Owerri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owubokiri, Ricky | 1961-07-16 | Striker |
|
América FC (RJ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 1984
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-02-11 |
|
|
0:0 p | Olympics 1984 - Third Round | ||
| 1984-02-26 |
|
|
0:0 (4:3) p | Olympics 1984 - Third Round | ||
| 1984-03-05 |
|
|
1:2 c | African 1984 - Group B | ||
| 1984-03-08 |
|
|
2:2 c | African 1984 - Group B | ||
| 1984-03-11 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 1984 - Group B | ||
| 1984-03-14 |
|
|
2:2 (7:8) c | African 1984 - Semi Finals | ||
| 1984-03-18 |
|
|
3:1 c | African 1984 - Final | ||
| 1984-09-26 |
|
|
5:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 1984-10-20 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 1986 - First Round | ||
| 1984-11-04 |
|
|
0:1 c | World Cup 1986 - First Round | ||
| 10 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1984
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 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
|
20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
|
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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
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 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
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 |
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 623 | 294 | 163 | 166 | 964 |