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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1994
1.83m
Average age in 1994
24.8
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 1994
No jersey in 1994

Coaches in 1994

Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Place of Birth
Benin City (Nigeria)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Shaibu Amodu

Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

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Westerhof, Clemens (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-05-03
Place of Birth
Beek (Netherlands)
Matches
14 (9 / 5)
Goto coach Clemens Westerhof

Players of Nigeria in 1994

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Rufai, Peter 1963-08-24 Goalkeeper Portugal SC Farense 12 0 0 0 0 0
Agbonavbare, Wilfred 1966-10-05 Goalkeeper Spain Rayo Vallecano Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 0
Agu, Alloy 1967-07-12 Goalkeeper Turkey Kayserispor 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shorunmu, Ike 1967-10-16 Goalkeeper Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okechukwu, Uche 1967-09-27 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 12 0 0 0 0 0
Eguavoen, Augustine 1965-08-19 Centre Back Spain CD Orense 11 1 0 0 0 0
Iroha, Ben 1969-11-29 Left Back Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 10 0 1 0 0 0
Okafor, Uche 1967-08-08 Centre Back Israel Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 8 3 0 0 0 0
Keshi, Stephen 1962-01-23 Centre Back Belgium RWD Molenbeek 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nwanu, Chidi 1967-01-01 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 5 0 0 0 0 0
Emenalo, Michael 1965-07-04 Left Back England Notts County 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ugbade, Nduka 1969-09-06 Defender Nigeria Calabar Rovers 2 3 0 0 0 0
Semitoje, Isaac 1968-04-28 Libero Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 1 2 0 0 0 0
Agbontaen, Monday 1970-09-20 Defender Turkey Petrolofisi Ankara 1 0 0 0 0 0
Akpele, Julius 1974-07-08 Defender Nigeria Stationery Stores Lagos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Babalade, Ajibade 1972-03-29 Defender Ivory Coast Africa Sports Abidjan 1 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Centre Back France AJ Auxerre 0 1 0 0 0 0
Orji, Bethel 1971-07-27 Defender Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Italy AC Reggiana 12 0 0 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 11 1 1 0 0 0
Okocha, Jay-Jay 1973-08-14 Attacking Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 7 4 0 0 0 0
Oliha, Thompson 1968-10-04 Midfielder Israel Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 5 2 0 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Racing Santander 2 8 2 0 0 0
Ezeugo, Emeka 1965-12-16 Midfielder Denmark Fremad Amager 1 1 0 0 0 0
Daniel, Sunday Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fuludu, Edema 1970-05-08 Midfielder Turkey Altay İzmir 1 0 0 0 0 0
Monye, Precious 1974-12-22 Midfielder Nigeria Stationery Stores Lagos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwaigwe, Tony 1973-10-22 Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obanor, Peter Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okenla, Foley 1967-10-09 Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ojigwe, Karibe 1976-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Enyimba Aba 0 1 0 0 0 0
Okocha, Emma 1968-12-20 Midfielder Germany SV Wehen 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yekini, Rashidi 1964-10-23 Centre Forward Greece Olympiakos Piraios 12 0 8 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward England Everton FC 12 0 2 0 0 0
Amunike, Emmanuel 1970-12-25 Left Winger Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 9 0 4 0 0 0
Siasia, Samson 1967-08-14 Right Winger France FC Nantes 7 2 3 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward France AS Monaco 1 4 0 0 0 0
Ekoku, Efan 1967-06-08 Centre Forward England Wimbledon FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kanu, Nwankwo 1976-08-01 Centre Forward Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 2 0 0 0 0
Babangida, Tijani 1973-09-25 Right Winger Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bazuaye, Baldwin 1968-09-09 Striker Nigeria Concord Abeokuta 1 0 0 0 0 0
Odegbami, Wole 1962-10-05 Striker Austria VSE St.Pölten 0 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1994

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1994-03-09
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ghana
Ghana
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Ghana
Friendly
Lagos National Stadium
1994-03-26
Nigeria
Nigeria
Gabon
Gabon
3:0 c
Nigeria vs. Gabon
African 1994 - Group B
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1994-03-30
Nigeria
Nigeria
Egypt
Egypt
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Egypt
African 1994 - Group B
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1994-04-02
DR Congo
DR Congo
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
DR Congo vs. Nigeria
African 1994 - Quarter Finals
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1994-04-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2:2 (4:2) c
Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast
African 1994 - Semi Finals
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1994-04-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
Zambia
Zambia
2:1 c
Nigeria vs. Zambia
African 1994 - Final
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1994-04-17
Colombia
Colombia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Colombia vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Estadio Centenario de Armenia
1994-05-05
Sweden
Sweden
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:1 c
Sweden vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Råsunda Stadium
1994-05-25
Romania
Romania
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
Romania vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stadionul Steaua
1994-06-11
Nigeria
Nigeria
Georgia
Georgia
5:1 c
Nigeria vs. Georgia
Friendly
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium
1994-06-21
Nigeria
Nigeria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:0 c
Nigeria vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 1994 - Group D
Cotton Bowl
1994-06-25
Argentina
Argentina
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Argentina vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1994 - Group D
Foxboro Stadium
1994-06-30
Greece
Greece
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Greece vs. Nigeria
World Cup 1994 - Group D
Foxboro Stadium
1994-07-05
Nigeria
Nigeria
Italy
Italy
1:2 AET c
Nigeria vs. Italy
World Cup 1994 - Round of 16
Foxboro Stadium
1994-11-16
England
England
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
England vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
15 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 1994

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
Togo
Togo
16 8 4 4 28
Liberia
Liberia
16 12 1 3 33
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
15 9 4 2 30
Senegal
Senegal
15 7 4 4 18
Benin
Benin
14 10 2 2 24
Guinea
Guinea
14 4 5 5 14
Morocco
Morocco
14 5 2 7 19
Kenya
Kenya
14 12 2 0 33
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
14 9 5 0 28
Angola
Angola
13 4 7 2 12
Congo
Congo
12 7 3 2 16
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
12 6 5 1 19
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Rwanda
Rwanda
9 4 4 1 9
Gabon
Gabon
8 5 2 1 14
Uganda
Uganda
8 2 2 4 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 3 3 1 14
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
DR Congo
DR Congo
7 4 1 2 17
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Tanzania
Tanzania
5 3 2 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
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
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
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
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
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 2
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
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 1 0 1 2
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
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
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 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
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
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
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
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
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