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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1985
1.8m
Average age in 1985
22.5
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1985
Coaches in 1985
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Udemezue, Chris (Coach)
Day of Birth
1937-09-02
Day of Death
1992-05-31
Place of Birth
Nnewi
(Nigeria)
Matches
6
(2 /
4)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Ekeji, Patrick (Coach)
Day of Birth
1951-03-11
Place of Birth
Ndiegbelu-Umu-Ogwu
(Nigeria)
Matches
2
(2 /
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 1985
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Rufai, Peter | 1963-08-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Femo Scorpions Enuwa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okala, Patrick | Goalkeeper |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sofoluwe, Yisa | 1967-12-28 | Left Back |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emenalo, Michael | 1965-07-04 | Left Back |
|
Boston College Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eke, Augustine | Defender |
|
DIC Bees Kaduna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eboigbe, Sunday | 1955-01-30 | Centre Back |
|
NNB Benin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawole, Ogbein | 1958 | Centre Back |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isima, Okey | 1957-08-24 | Defender |
|
Sporting Covilhã | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omokaro, Bright | 1965-02-24 | Defender |
|
NNB Benin City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Muda | 1954-06-08 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Stationery Stores Lagos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadi, Dahiru | 1963-12-10 | Midfielder |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwosu, Henry | 1961-10-16 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
ACB Lagos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amoo, Fatai | 1961-01-01 | Midfielder |
|
First Bank Lagos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okonkwo, Charles | 1965-09-21 | Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpala, Sylvanus | 1961-09-05 | Midfielder |
|
Marítimo Funchal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwajiobi, Emeka | 1959-05-25 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adesina, Wahab | 1964-11-11 | Midfielder |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel, Sunday | Midfielder |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yekini, Rashidi | 1964-10-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edobor, Humphrey | 1966-03-12 | Left Winger |
|
NNB Benin City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owubokiri, Ricky | 1961-07-16 | Striker |
|
EC Vitória (BA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiedozie, John | 1960-04-18 | Striker |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nzeakor, Benji | 1964-04-16 | Striker |
|
Spartans Owerri | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 1985
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-04-06 |
|
|
0:3 p | World Cup 1986 - Second Round | ||
| 1985-04-20 |
|
|
3:1 p | World Cup 1986 - Second Round | ||
| 1985-06-16 |
|
|
0:0 p | Friendly | Benin City | |
| 1985-06-19 |
|
|
2:0 p | Friendly | Kano | |
| 1985-06-23 |
|
|
1:1 p | Friendly | Abidjan | |
| 1985-06-26 |
|
|
1:1 p | Friendly | Bouaké | |
| 1985-07-06 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 1986 - Third Round | ||
| 1985-07-20 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 1986 - Third Round | ||
| 1985-08-10 |
|
|
0:0 p | African 1986 - Second Round | Lagos | |
| 1985-08-18 |
|
|
1:0 p | African 1986 - Second Round | Lusaka | |
| 10 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1985
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 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Colombia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
| 619 | 292 | 162 | 165 | 956 |