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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1989
1.85m
Average age in 1989
23.3
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1989
No jersey in 1989

Coaches in 1989

Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

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Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-05-03
Place of Birth
Beek (Netherlands)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Clemens Westerhof

Hamilton, Paul (Coach)

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Hamilton, Paul (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-07-31
Day of Death
2017-03-30
Place of Birth
Asaba-Assay (Nigeria)
Matches
9 (9 / 0)
Goto coach Paul Hamilton

Players of Nigeria in 1989

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ngodigha, David 1962-10-23 Goalkeeper 6 0 0 0 0 0
Agbonavbare, Wilfred 1966-10-05 Goalkeeper Nigeria NNB Benin City 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rufai, Peter 1963-08-24 Goalkeeper Belgium KSC Lokeren 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agu, Alloy 1967-07-12 Goalkeeper Nigeria NEPA Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obi, Christian 1967-01-02 Goalkeeper Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keshi, Stephen 1962-01-23 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 3 0 0 0
Uwe, Andrew 1967-10-12 Defender Belgium KSK Roeselare 6 1 0 0 0 0
Eguavoen, Augustine 1965-08-19 Centre Back Belgium KAA Gent 6 0 0 0 0 0
Idowu, Abiodun 1969-12-24 Defender 5 1 0 0 0 0
Eke, Godwin Defender Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 4 0 0 0 0 0
Okafor, Uche 1967-08-08 Centre Back Belgium KRC Mechelen 3 0 0 0 0 0
Eboigbe, Sunday 1955-01-30 Centre Back Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 2 0 0 0 0 0
Omokaro, Bright 1965-02-24 Defender 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nwanu, Chidi 1967-01-01 Centre Back Belgium VC Westerlo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Akanni, Waidi 1968-06-20 Defender USA Howard Bison 1 0 0 0 0 0
Anunobi, Mark 1967-10-12 Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agada, Jude 1965-10-22 Defender 0 1 1 0 0 0
Oleh, Pius Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totty, Okoro Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adeshina, Ademola 1964-06-04 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 7 1 0 0 0 0
Ekpo, Friday 1969-08-13 Midfielder Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 7 0 1 0 0 0
Esin, Etim John 1969-11-15 Midfielder Belgium KSC Lokeren 7 0 1 0 0 0
Sadi, Dahiru 1963-12-10 Midfielder Belgium KFC Eeklo 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ogunlana, Ayodele 1957 Midfielder Nigeria Ranchers Bees Kaduna 3 0 0 0 0 0
Balarabe, Abubakar 1968-06-14 Midfielder Belgium KFC Eeklo 2 0 2 0 0 0
Okon, John Ene 1969-03-15 Midfielder Nigeria Calabar Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okwaraji, Samuel 1964-05-19 Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 2 0 0 0 0 0
Osaro, Obobaifo 1966-08-01 Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nwosu, Henry 1961-10-16 Right Midfielder Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas Abidjan 1 0 1 0 0 0
Elahor, Friday 1967-11-14 Midfielder Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwobum, Samuel Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adekola, Adeolu 1968-05-19 Midfielder Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ipaye, Wasiu 1968-07-06 Midfielder Nigeria First Bank Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Okonkwo, Charles 1965-09-21 Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 1 0 0 0 0
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Right Winger Belgium KSC Lokeren 7 0 2 0 0 0
Odegbami, Wole 1962-10-05 Striker Nigeria JIB Rock Strikers Jos 6 0 1 0 0 0
Edobor, Humphrey 1966-03-12 Striker 4 0 0 0 0 0
Obiku, Michael 1968-09-24 Striker Cyprus Anorthosis Ammochostou 3 0 1 0 0 0
Ali, Bala 1968-08-16 Centre Forward 1 1 0 0 0 0
Angwe, Amir Striker 1 0 0 0 0 0
Iorfa, Dominic 1968-01-10 Striker England Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Owubokiri, Ricky 1961-07-16 Striker Portugal Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1989

Missing match data:
  • Angola (22.01.) p
  • Guinea (09.04.) p
  • Guinea (22.04.) p
  • Zimbabwe (16.07.) p
  • Zimbabwe (30.07.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1989-01-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Gabon
Gabon
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Gabon
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
1989-01-22
Angola
Angola
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 p
Angola vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Estádio da Cidadela
1989-04-09
Guinea
Guinea
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 p
Guinea vs. Nigeria
African 1990 - First Round
Stade du 28 Septembre
1989-04-22
Nigeria
Nigeria
Guinea
Guinea
3:0 p
Nigeria vs. Guinea
African 1990 - First Round
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium
1989-06-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Cameroon
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium
1989-06-25
Gabon
Gabon
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Gabon vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Stade Omar Bongo
1989-07-16
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3:0 p
Nigeria vs. Zimbabwe
African 1990 - Second Round
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium
1989-07-30
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 p
Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria
African 1990 - Second Round
National Sports Stadium Harare
1989-08-12
Nigeria
Nigeria
Angola
Angola
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Angola
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Lagos National Stadium
1989-08-27
Cameroon
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Cameroon vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1990 - Group C
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
10 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1989

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
39 13 13 13 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
26 9 8 9 33
Algeria
Algeria
21 9 3 9 37
Tunisia
Tunisia
21 7 7 7 34
Cameroon
Cameroon
20 10 5 5 34
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Egypt
Egypt
18 7 6 5 31
South Africa
South Africa
18 9 7 2 32
Sudan
Sudan
17 10 4 3 31
Liberia
Liberia
16 12 1 3 33
Togo
Togo
16 8 4 4 28
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
15 9 4 2 30
Senegal
Senegal
15 7 4 4 18
Morocco
Morocco
14 5 2 7 19
Kenya
Kenya
14 12 2 0 33
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
14 9 5 0 28
Benin
Benin
14 10 2 2 24
Guinea
Guinea
14 4 5 5 14
Angola
Angola
13 4 7 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
12 6 5 1 19
Congo
Congo
12 7 3 2 16
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Rwanda
Rwanda
9 4 4 1 9
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Uganda
Uganda
8 2 2 4 5
Gabon
Gabon
8 5 2 1 14
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 3 3 1 14
DR Congo
DR Congo
7 4 1 2 17
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Tanzania
Tanzania
5 3 2 0 7
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 3 0 1 4
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
2 0 2 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 2
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
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
Iceland
Iceland
2 1 0 1 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
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