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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1996
1.8m
Average age in 1996
24.1
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1996
Coaches in 1996
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)
Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden
(Netherlands)
Matches
1
(0 /
1)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
3
(1 /
2)
Players of Nigeria in 1996
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Dosu, Joseph | 1973-06-19 | Goalkeeper |
|
AC Reggiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Williams | 1968-05-07 | Goalkeeper |
|
Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oparaku, Mobi | 1976-12-01 | Right Back |
|
FC Turnhout | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroha, Ben | 1969-11-29 | Left Back |
|
San Jose Clash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdullahi, Bawa Heyman | 1972-04-20 | Defender |
|
Grasshopper Zürich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babayaro, Celestine | 1978-08-29 | Left Back |
|
RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okafor, Uche | 1967-08-08 | Centre Back |
|
Kansas City Wiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okechukwu, Uche | 1967-09-27 | Centre Back |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West, Taribo | 1974-03-26 | Left Back |
|
AJ Auxerre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alhassan, Mohammed | Defender |
|
Bendel Insurance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Obiekwu, Kingsley | 1974-11-12 | Defender |
|
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatusi, Teslim | 1977-09-17 | Midfielder |
|
Servette Genève | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adepoju, Mutiu | 1970-12-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Real Sociedad San Sebastian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oruma, Wilson | 1976-12-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
AS Nancy Lorraine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George, Finidi | 1971-04-15 | Right Midfielder |
|
Real Betis Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' | 1973-08-14 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliseh, Sunday | 1974-09-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
1.FC Köln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoh, Sunday | Midfielder |
|
Udoji United Awka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chukwu, Raphael | 1975-07-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bazuaye, Baldwin | 1968-09-09 | Striker |
|
Concord Abeokuta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siasia, Samson | 1967-08-14 | Striker |
|
Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amokachi, Daniel | 1972-12-30 | Centre Forward |
|
Beşiktaş JK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikpeba, Victor | 1973-06-12 | Centre Forward |
|
AS Monaco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yekini, Rashidi | 1964-10-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Vitória Setúbal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezomo, Lucky | Striker |
|
Udoji United Awka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Akpoborie, Jonathan | 1968-10-20 | Centre Forward |
|
Hansa Rostock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amunike, Emmanuel | 1970-12-25 | Left Winger |
|
FC Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 1996
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-06-09 |
|
|
1:3 m | Friendly | Lagos | |
| 1996-11-09 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 1 | ||
| 1996-12-11 |
|
|
1:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 1996-12-12 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 4 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1996
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
|
21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
|
|
17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
|
17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
|
12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
|
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
|
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
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 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 485 | 235 | 121 | 129 | 749 |
All Time World Cup Stats for Nigeria
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