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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1990
1.83m
Average age in 1990
21.9
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1990
No jersey in 1990

Coaches in 1990

Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

Westerhof Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-05-03
Place of Birth
Beek (Netherlands)
Matches
10 (10 / 0)
Goto coach Clemens Westerhof

Players of Nigeria in 1990

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Agu, Alloy 1967-07-12 Goalkeeper Netherlands MVV Maastricht 8 0 0 2 0 0
Okechukwu, Uche 1967-09-27 Centre Back Denmark Brøndby IF 8 0 2 2 0 1
Semitoje, Isaac 1968-04-28 Defender Nigeria Bendel Insurance 7 0 0 1 0 0
Aminu, Abdul 1965-02-21 Defender Nigeria El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri 5 1 0 1 0 0
Anijekwu, Herbert 1964-12-04 Defender Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 5 0 0 1 0 0
Uwe, Andrew 1967-10-12 Defender Belgium KSK Roeselare 4 0 0 0 0 0
Iroha, Ben 1969-11-29 Left Back Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 1 0 0 2 0 0
Keshi, Stephen 1962-01-23 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwanu, Chidi 1967-01-01 Centre Back Belgium KTH Diest 1 0 0 0 0 0
Babalade, Ajibade 1972-03-29 Defender Nigeria Stationery Stores Lagos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kpakor, Moses 1965-06-01 Midfielder Nigeria BCC Lions Gboko 8 0 0 1 0 0
Oliha, Thompson 1968-10-04 Midfielder Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 6 1 0 1 0 0
Elahor, Friday 1967-11-14 Midfielder Denmark Brøndby IF 6 0 0 0 1 0
Okocha, Emma 1968-12-20 Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 4 2 1 0 0 0
Ogunlana, Ayodele Midfielder Nigeria Ranchers Bees Kaduna 3 2 0 2 0 0
Adeshina, Ademola 1964-06-04 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 3 1 0 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Castilla CF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oyekanmi, Tajudeen 1969-02-23 Midfielder Nigeria Ranchers Bees Kaduna 1 1 0 2 0 1
Lawal, Oladimeji 1971-07-21 Midfielder Spain Castilla CF 0 3 1 0 0 0
Ipaye, Wasiu 1968-07-06 Midfielder Nigeria ACB Lagos 0 1 0 1 0 0
Yekini, Rashidi 1964-10-23 Centre Forward Portugal Vitória Setúbal 6 0 3 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward Belgium Club Brugge 5 1 1 2 0 0
Jatau, Ishaya Striker Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 1 0 1 1 1 0
Iorfa, Dominic 1968-01-10 Striker England Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ogechukwu, Ajah 1972-03-20 Striker Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bazuaye, Baldwin 1968-09-09 Striker 0 1 0 1 0 0
Sule, Abdul 1975-01-20 Centre Forward Nigeria NUB Kaduna 0 0 0 1 0 0
Obiku, Michael 1968-09-24 Striker Cyprus Anorthosis Ammochostou 0 0 0 1 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1990

Missing match data:
  • Ivory Coast (25.01.) p
  • Senegal (28.01.) p
  • Togo (19.08.) p
  • Benin (30.09.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1990-01-25
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2:0 p
Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast
CEDEAO 1990 - Semi Finals Bauchi
1990-01-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Senegal
Senegal
0:0 p
Nigeria vs. Senegal
CEDEAO 1990 - Final Bauchi
1990-03-02
Algeria
Algeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
5:1 c
Algeria vs. Nigeria
African 1990 - Group A
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
1990-03-05
Nigeria
Nigeria
Egypt
Egypt
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Egypt
African 1990 - Group A
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
1990-03-08
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast
African 1990 - Group A
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
1990-03-12
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zambia
Zambia
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Zambia
African 1990 - Semi Finals
Stade 19 Mai 1956
1990-03-16
Algeria
Algeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Algeria vs. Nigeria
African 1990 - Final
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
1990-08-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
Togo
Togo
3:0 p
Nigeria vs. Togo
African 1992 - Group 4
Lagos National Stadium
1990-09-01
Ghana
Ghana
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Ghana vs. Nigeria
African 1992 - Group 4
Baba Yara Stadium
1990-09-30
Benin
Benin
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 p
Benin vs. Nigeria
African 1992 - Group 4
Stade de l’Amitié Mathieu Kérékou
10 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1990

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
39 13 13 13 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
22 8 6 8 27
Algeria
Algeria
21 9 3 9 37
Tunisia
Tunisia
19 6 6 7 30
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Cameroon
Cameroon
19 10 4 5 34
Egypt
Egypt
18 7 6 5 31
South Africa
South Africa
18 9 7 2 32
Sudan
Sudan
15 9 3 3 28
Morocco
Morocco
14 5 2 7 19
Benin
Benin
14 10 2 2 24
Liberia
Liberia
14 10 1 3 29
Kenya
Kenya
13 11 2 0 30
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
13 8 5 0 27
Togo
Togo
13 6 4 3 23
Senegal
Senegal
13 6 4 3 14
Angola
Angola
12 4 6 2 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
12 6 5 1 19
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
11 7 2 2 21
Guinea
Guinea
10 3 3 4 10
Rwanda
Rwanda
9 4 4 1 9
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Uganda
Uganda
7 2 2 3 5
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 3 3 1 14
Gabon
Gabon
7 4 2 1 10
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Congo
Congo
6 4 1 1 9
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
DR Congo
DR Congo
6 4 1 1 13
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 3 0 1 4
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
Tanzania
Tanzania
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 2
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
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
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 2
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
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