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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1987
1.86m
Average age in 1987
22
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1987
Coaches in 1987
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Hamilton, Paul (Coach)
Day of Birth
1941-07-31
Day of Death
2017-03-30
Place of Birth
Asaba-Assay
(Nigeria)
Matches
11
(10 /
1)
Players of Nigeria in 1987
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Okala, Patrick | Goalkeeper |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rufai, Peter | 1963-08-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
KSC Lokeren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Obi, Christian | 1967-01-02 | Goalkeeper |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofoluwe, Yisa | 1967-12-28 | Left Back |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Odu, Mike | 1966-02-24 | Defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eke, Godwin | Defender |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Omokaro, Bright | 1965-02-24 | Defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eboigbe, Sunday | 1955-01-30 | Centre Back |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Anunobi, Mark | 1967-10-12 | Defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Akanni, Waidi | 1968-06-20 | Defender |
|
Howard Bison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshi, Stephen | 1962-01-23 | Centre Back |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agada, Jude | 1965-10-22 | Defender |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwe, Andrew | 1967-10-12 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eguavoen, Augustine | 1965-08-19 | Centre Back |
|
KAA Gent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osaro, Obobaifo | 1966-08-01 | Midfielder |
|
Flash Flamingoes Benin City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Nwosu, Henry | 1961-10-16 | Right Midfielder |
|
ACB Lagos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Adeshina, Ademola | 1964-06-04 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Igbinobaro, Augustine | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ekpo, Friday | 1969-08-13 | Midfielder |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amoo, Fatai | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Okorowanta, Tarila | 1965-03-16 | Striker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edobor, Humphrey | 1966-03-12 | Striker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Siasia, Samson | 1967-08-14 | Right Winger |
|
KSC Lokeren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nzeakor, Benji | 1964-04-16 | Striker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Odiaka, Monday | 1966-10-12 | Striker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ekarika, Usem | Striker | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Odegbami, Wole | 1962-10-05 | Striker |
|
Leventis United Ibadan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okosieme, Ndubuisi | 1966-09-28 | Striker |
|
Flash Flamingoes Benin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yekini, Rashidi | 1964-10-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Abiola Babes Abeokuta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiku, Michael | 1968-09-24 | Striker |
|
Flash Flamingoes Benin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 1987
Missing match data:
- Ivory Coast (04.01.) p
- Ivory Coast (18.01.) p
- Ghana (06.02.) m
- Syria (26.01.) m
- Liberia (30.01.) p
- Benin (01.02.) m
- Burkina Faso (03.02.) m
- Togo (08.02.) m
- Togo (28.03.) p
- Togo (12.04.) p
- Sierra Leone (04.07.) p
- Liberia (11.07.) p
- Sierra Leone (18.07.) p
- Zimbabwe (04.10.) p
- Zimbabwe (17.10.) p
- Burkina Faso (22.11.) m
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-04 |
|
|
0:0 p | All-Africa 1987 - Second Round | Lagos | |
| 1987-01-18 |
|
|
1:0 p | All-Africa 1987 - Second Round | Abidjan | |
| 1987-01-26 |
|
|
1:0 m | Friendly | Kozhikode | |
| 1987-01-30 |
|
|
2:0 p | West Africa 1987 - Group 1 | Monrovia | |
| 1987-02-01 |
|
|
1:1 m | West Africa 1987 - Group 1 | Monrovia | |
| 1987-02-03 |
|
|
3:0 m | West Africa 1987 - Group 1 | Monrovia | |
| 1987-02-06 |
|
|
3:1 m | West Africa 1987 - Semi Finals | ||
| 1987-02-08 |
|
|
3:1 m | West Africa 1987 - 3rd Place | Monrovia | |
| 1987-03-28 |
|
|
2:0 p | African 1988 - First Round | ||
| 1987-04-12 |
|
|
1:1 p | African 1988 - First Round | Lomé | |
| 1987-06-28 |
|
|
2:1 c | Olympics 1988 - First Round | ||
| 1987-07-04 |
|
|
3:0 p | African 1988 - Second Round | ||
| 1987-07-11 |
|
|
4:1 p | Olympics 1988 - First Round | ||
| 1987-07-18 |
|
|
2:0 p | African 1988 - Second Round | Freetown | |
| 1987-10-04 |
|
|
0:0 p | Olympics 1988 - Second Round | ||
| 1987-10-17 |
|
|
2:0 p | Olympics 1988 - Second Round | ||
| 1987-11-22 |
|
|
0:0 m | Friendly | Ouagadougou | |
| 17 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1987
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
|
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 |
|
21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
|
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 |
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
|
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
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 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 602 | 285 | 157 | 160 | 926 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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