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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
22.3
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2000
Coaches in 2000
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)
Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden
(Netherlands)
Matches
12
(10 /
2)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Place of Birth
Benin City
(Nigeria)
Matches
2
(2 /
0)
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 |
|
Beşiktaş JK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akanji, Murphy | 1977-12-01 | Goalkeeper |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egbo, Ndubuisi | 1973-07-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
El-Masry Bor-Said | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babayaro, Celestine | 1978-08-29 | Left Back |
|
Chelsea FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West, Taribo | 1974-03-26 | Centre Back |
|
Derby County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Furo, Iyenemi | 1978-07-17 | Centre Back |
|
Royal Antwerp FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Godwin | 1972-09-20 | Centre Back |
|
Paris Saint-Germain B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iloenyosi, Chikelue | 1980-10-13 | Defender |
|
Tennis Borussia Berlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okunowo, Samuel | 1979-03-01 | Right Back |
|
FC Barcelona B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Christopher | 1979-12-04 | Right Back |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oruambo, Oremi | 1977-07-21 | Defender |
|
Port Harcourt Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issah, Emmanuel | 1978-12-13 | Centre Back |
|
Katsina United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adamu, Yakubu | 1981-10-04 | Centre Back |
|
SG Wattenscheid 09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afolabi, Rabiu | 1980-04-18 | Centre Back |
|
SSC Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogunsanya, Seyi | 1980-03-01 | Centre Back |
|
Katsina United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omokoh, Harrison | 1981-12-12 | Centre Back |
|
Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sodje, Efe | 1972-10-05 | Centre Back |
|
Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejiofor, Eric | 1979-07-21 | Defender |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fregene, Augustine | 1978-03-31 | Defender |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyeukwu, Friday | Defender |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Udeze, Ifeanyi | 1980-07-21 | Left Back |
|
PAOK Thessalonikis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezimoha, Alphonsus | Defender |
|
Kwara United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oliseh, Sunday | 1974-09-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Garba | 1974-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okocha, Jay-Jay | 1973-08-14 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George, Finidi | 1971-04-15 | Right Midfielder |
|
RCD Mallorca | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adepoju, Mutiu | 1970-12-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Al-Ittihad Jidda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onwuzuruike, Henry | 1979-12-26 | Left Midfielder |
|
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojigwe, Karibe | 1976-12-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikedia, Pius | 1980-07-11 | Right Midfielder |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibeji, Sunday | 1982-07-02 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Al-Ahly al-Qāhira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olofinjana, Seyi | 1980-06-30 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Kwara United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udi, Duke | 1976-05-05 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Enyimba Aba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoye, Ugochukwu | 1981-09-13 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Umar, Yakubu | Midfielder |
|
Kwara United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oliseh, Azubuike | 1978-11-18 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Utrecht | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuaibu, Ishola | 1980-10-10 | Right Midfielder |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaku, Blessing | 1978-03-05 | Midfielder |
|
KRC Genk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salahudeen, Rafiu | 1983-07-14 | Midfielder |
|
Espérance Tunis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Arsenal FC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akwuegbu, Benedict | 1974-11-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Grazer AK | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babangida, Tijani | 1973-09-25 | Right Winger |
|
Gençlerbirliği Ankara | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikpeba, Victor | 1973-06-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpoborie, Jonathan | 1968-10-20 | Centre Forward |
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaspar, Ladi | Striker |
|
Kwara United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shaibu, Karimu | 1984-12-10 | Striker |
|
Bendel Insurance | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwu, Raphael | 1975-07-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skinn, Victor | Striker |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Idoko, Ibrahim | 1981-05-13 | Striker |
|
Niger Tornadoes Minna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aghahowa, Julius | 1982-02-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amunike, Emmanuel | 1970-12-25 | Left Winger |
|
Albacete Balompié | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doda, Haruna | 1975-01-16 | Striker |
|
CD Santa Clara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyegbeni, Yakubu | 1982-11-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bazuaye, Baldwin | 1968-09-09 | Striker |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim, Muri | 1977-05-05 | Striker |
|
FC Wangen bei Olten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nwosu, Henry | 1980-02-14 | Striker |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2000
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-23 |
|
|
4:2 c | African 2000 - Group D | ||
| 2000-01-28 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2000 - Group D | ||
| 2000-02-03 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2000 - Group D | ||
| 2000-02-07 |
|
|
2:1 AET c | African 2000 - Quarter Finals | ||
| 2000-02-10 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2000 - Semi Finals | ||
| 2000-02-13 |
|
|
2:2 (3:4) c | African 2000 - Final | ||
| 2000-04-09 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2002 - First Round | ||
| 2000-04-22 |
|
|
4:0 c | World Cup 2002 - First Round | ||
| 2000-06-04 |
|
|
3:2 p | Friendly | Kano | |
| 2000-06-06 |
|
|
4:1 p | Friendly | Port Harcourt | |
| 2000-06-17 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2000-07-09 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2000-09-02 |
|
|
4:0 p | African 2002 - Group 1 | ||
| 2000-10-07 |
|
|
0:0 p | African 2002 - Group 1 | ||
| 14 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2000
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
|
22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
|
|
22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
|
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
|
20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
|
18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
|
17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
|
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
|
|
16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
|
|
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
|
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
|
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
|
|
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Colombia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 617 | 291 | 161 | 165 | 952 |