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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2000
1.8m
Average age in 2000
22.8
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 2000
No jersey in 2000

Coaches in 2000

Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

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Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden (Netherlands)
Matches
12 (10 / 2)
Goto coach Jo Bonfrère

Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

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Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Shaibu Amodu

Players of Nigeria in 2000

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Shorunmu, Ike 1967-10-16 Goalkeeper Turkey Beşiktaş JK 8 0 0 0 0 0
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 1 0 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back England Chelsea FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
West, Taribo 1974-03-26 Left Back England Derby County 7 0 0 0 0 0
Furo, Iyenemi 1978-07-17 Centre Back Belgium Royal Antwerp FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okpara, Godwin 1972-09-20 Centre Back France Paris Saint-Germain B 5 0 0 0 0 0
Iloenyosi, Chikelue 1980-10-13 Defender Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin 4 0 0 0 0 0
Okunowo, Samuel 1979-03-01 Right Back Spain FC Barcelona B 3 2 0 0 0 0
Kanu, Christopher 1979-12-04 Right Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 0 0 0
Afolabi, Rabiu 1980-04-18 Centre Back Italy SSC Napoli 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ogunsanya, Seyi 1980-03-01 Centre Back Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sodje, Efe 1972-10-05 Centre Back England Crewe Alexandra 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ejiofor, Eric 1979-07-21 Defender Nigeria Enyimba Aba 2 0 0 0 0 0
Fregene, Augustine 1978-03-31 Defender Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 0 0 0 0 0
Onyekwu, Friday Defender Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oruambo, Oremi 1977-07-21 Defender Nigeria BCC Lions Gboko 2 0 0 0 0 0
Udeze, Ifeanyi 1980-07-21 Left Back Greece PAOK Thessalonikis 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oliseh, Sunday 1974-09-14 Defensive Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund 9 1 1 0 0 0
Lawal, Garba 1974-05-22 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 7 1 1 0 0 0
Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' 1973-08-14 Centre Midfielder France Paris Saint-Germain 7 0 4 0 0 0
George, Finidi 1971-04-15 Right Midfielder Spain RCD Mallorca 6 0 1 0 0 0
Adepoju, Mutiu 1970-12-22 Centre Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jidda 4 0 0 0 0 0
Onwuzuruike, Henry 1979-12-26 Left Midfielder Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ojigwe, Karibe 1976-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 0 1 0 0 0
Issah, Emmanuel 1978-12-13 Midfielder Nigeria Katsina United 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ikedia, Pius 1980-07-11 Right Midfielder Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ibeji, Sunday 1982-07-02 Centre Midfielder Egypt Al-Ahly al-Qāhira 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oliseh, Azubuike 1978-11-18 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands FC Utrecht 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shuaibu, Ishola 1980-12-28 Right Midfielder Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kaku, Blessing 1978-03-05 Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 0 1 0 0 0 0
Salahudeen, Rafiu 1983-07-14 Midfielder Tunisia Espérance Tunis 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kanu, Nwankwo 1976-08-01 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 9 1 1 0 0 0
Akwuegbu, Benedict 1974-11-03 Centre Forward Austria Grazer AK 8 2 2 0 0 0
Babangida, Tijani 1973-09-25 Right Winger Turkey Gençlerbirliği Ankara 7 2 2 0 0 0
Ikpeba, Victor 1973-06-12 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Dortmund 3 2 5 0 0 0
Akpoborie, Jonathan 1968-10-20 Centre Forward Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 1 0 0 0
Gaspar, Ladi Striker Nigeria Kwara United 2 0 2 0 0 0
Shaibu, Karimu 1984-12-10 Striker 2 0 2 0 0 0
Chukwu, Raphael 1975-07-22 Centre Forward South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 0 1 0 0 0
Skinn, Victor Striker Nigeria Julius Berger Lagos 1 0 1 0 0 0
Aghahowa, Julius 1982-02-12 Centre Forward Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0 4 3 0 0 0
Amunike, Emmanuel 1970-12-25 Left Winger Spain Albacete Balompié 0 2 0 0 0 0
Doda, Haruna 1975-01-16 Striker Portugal CD Santa Clara 0 2 0 0 0 0
Aiyegbeni, Yakubu 1982-11-22 Centre Forward Israel Maccabi Haifa 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bazuaye, Baldwin 1968-09-09 Striker Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ibrahim, Muri 1977-05-05 Striker Switzerland FC Wangen bei Olten 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nwosu, Henry 1980-02-14 Striker Germany Eintracht Frankfurt II 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adamu, Baba unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2000

Missing match data:
  • Malawi (04.06.) p
  • Malawi (06.06.) m
  • Namibia (02.09.) p
  • Madagascar (07.10.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2000-01-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Tunisia
Tunisia
4:2 c
Nigeria vs. Tunisia
African 2000 - Group D
Lagos National Stadium
2000-01-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Congo
Congo
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Congo
African 2000 - Group D
Lagos National Stadium
2000-02-03
Nigeria
Nigeria
Morocco
Morocco
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Morocco
African 2000 - Group D
Lagos National Stadium
2000-02-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Senegal
Senegal
2:1 AET c
Nigeria vs. Senegal
African 2000 - Quarter Finals
Lagos National Stadium
2000-02-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. South Africa
African 2000 - Semi Finals
Lagos National Stadium
2000-02-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:2 (3:4) c
Nigeria vs. Cameroon
African 2000 - Final
Lagos National Stadium
2000-04-09
Eritrea
Eritrea
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Eritrea vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2002 - First Round
Cicero Stadium
2000-04-22
Nigeria
Nigeria
Eritrea
Eritrea
4:0 c
Nigeria vs. Eritrea
World Cup 2002 - First Round
Lagos National Stadium
2000-06-04
Nigeria
Nigeria
Malawi
Malawi
3:2 p
Nigeria vs. Malawi
Friendly Kano
2000-06-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Malawi
Malawi
4:1 m
Nigeria vs. Malawi
Friendly Port Harcourt
2000-06-17
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Sierra Leone
World Cup 2002 - Group B
Lagos National Stadium
2000-07-09
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Liberia vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2002 - Group B
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
2000-09-02
Nigeria
Nigeria
Namibia
Namibia
4:0 p
Nigeria vs. Namibia
African 2002 - Group 1
Lagos National Stadium
2000-10-07
Madagascar
Madagascar
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 p
Madagascar vs. Nigeria
African 2002 - Group 1
Stade Municipal d'Alarobia
14 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2000

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

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