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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1999
1.81m
Average age in 1999
23.1
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1999
No jersey in 1999

Coaches in 1999

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
2 (1 / 1)
Goto coach Shaibu Amodu

Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

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Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden (Netherlands)
Matches
4 (1 / 3)
Goto coach Jo Bonfrère

Players of Nigeria in 1999

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Egbo, Ndubuisi 1973-07-15 Goalkeeper Egypt El-Masry Bor-Said 3 0 0 0 0 0
Akanji, Murphy 1977-12-01 Goalkeeper Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ifejiagwa, Emeka 1977-10-30 Centre Back Spain Osasuna Pamplona 3 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Centre Back Italy AC Milan 3 0 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back England Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Omokoh, Harrison 1981-12-12 Centre Back Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 2 0 0 0 0 0
Semitoje, Isaac 1968-04-28 Libero Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 1 1 0 0 0 0
Issah, Emmanuel 1978-12-13 Centre Back Nigeria Katsina United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shakpoke, Jero 1979-12-05 Right Back Switzerland FC Lugano 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abubakar, Aliyu Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ejedegba, Friday Defender Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ezimoha, Alphonsus Defender Nigeria Kwara United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obiekwu, Kingsley 1974-11-12 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 1 0 0 0 0 0
Teberen, Emmanuel 1974-06-17 Defender Turkey Altay İzmir 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abacha, Sari 1978-10-26 Defender Nigeria Kwara United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Garba 1974-05-22 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 2 0 1 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okougo, Dandy 1981-05-13 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Gabros International Nnewi 2 0 0 0 0 0
Okeke, Chibuike 1979-09-09 Midfielder Germany Union Berlin 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dooyum, Imadu 1980-11-24 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria BCC Lions Gboko 1 0 1 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 1 0 1 0 0 0
Okocha, Jay-Jay 1973-08-14 Attacking Midfielder France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
Enuagwuna, James 1972-05-23 Midfielder Cyprus Ethnikos Assias 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okorie, Eze Godwin Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okoro, Chukwunta Midfielder Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 0 0 0 0 0
Anjorin, Jimoh Midfielder Nigeria Kwara United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Iloka, Donatus Midfielder Nigeria Plateau United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Johnson, Sunday 1981-01-10 Midfielder Nigeria Kwara United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Babangida, Tijani 1973-09-25 Right Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 0 0 0 0
Onya, Patrick Pascal 1974-12-14 Striker Turkey Altay İzmir 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 2 0 0 0 0
Aiyejuyoni, Emola 1978-04-04 Striker Israel Hapoel Kfar-Saba 1 1 0 0 0 0
Akpoborie, Jonathan 1968-10-20 Centre Forward Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 0 0
Okolosi, Gabriel 1974-07-08 Striker Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 0 0 1 0 1
Akinbiyi, Ade 1974-10-10 Centre Forward England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amokachi, Daniel 1972-12-30 Centre Forward Turkey Beşiktaş JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chukwu, Raphael 1975-07-22 Centre Forward South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 0 0 0 0 0
Idahor, Lucky 1980-08-30 Centre Forward Nigeria Plateau United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Avaa, Dondu 1978-11-17 Striker Poland Petrochemia Płock 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zeigbo, Kenneth 1977-06-16 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Skinn, Victor Striker Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 0 2 1 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 1999

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1999-01-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burundi
Burundi
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Burundi
African 2000 - Group 5
MKO Abiola Stadium
1999-02-28
Senegal
Senegal
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Senegal vs. Nigeria
African 2000 - Group 5
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
1999-08-17
Mozambique
Mozambique
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 m
Mozambique vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Estádio da Machava
1999-08-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ghana
Ghana
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Ghana
Friendly
Lagos National Stadium
1999-11-13
Greece
Greece
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
Greece vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Municipal Stadium Kilkis
1999-11-21
Gabon
Gabon
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Gabon vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stade Omar Bongo
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Match Progress for Nigeria in 1999

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
40 13 13 14 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
26 9 8 9 33
Algeria
Algeria
22 10 3 9 39
Tunisia
Tunisia
22 8 7 7 37
Cameroon
Cameroon
20 10 5 5 34
Egypt
Egypt
20 8 6 6 36
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
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
Senegal
Senegal
15 7 4 4 18
Morocco
Morocco
15 5 2 8 21
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
15 9 4 2 30
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
14 9 5 0 28
Kenya
Kenya
14 12 2 0 33
Benin
Benin
14 10 2 2 24
Guinea
Guinea
14 4 5 5 14
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
13 7 5 1 21
Angola
Angola
13 4 7 2 12
Congo
Congo
12 7 3 2 16
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Rwanda
Rwanda
9 4 4 1 9
Uganda
Uganda
9 3 2 4 8
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Jamaica
Jamaica
8 4 3 1 17
Gabon
Gabon
8 5 2 1 14
DR Congo
DR Congo
7 4 1 2 17
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Mozambique
Mozambique
7 6 1 0 16
Tanzania
Tanzania
6 4 2 0 9
Lesotho
Lesotho
6 5 1 0 13
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
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
Iran
Iran
3 2 1 0 3
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
3 1 1 1 4
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Poland
Poland
2 1 1 0 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
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
Thailand
Thailand
2 0 2 0 1
Iceland
Iceland
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
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
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
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 0 0 1 1
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
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia (Olympic)
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
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
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