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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2001
1.81m
Average age in 2001
23.1
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2001
Coaches in 2001
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
8
(5 /
3)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Bonfrère, Jo (Coach)
Day of Birth
1946-06-15
Place of Birth
Eijsden
(Netherlands)
Matches
5
(5 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 2001
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Shorunmu, Ike | 1967-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
FC Luzern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akanji, Murphy | 1977-12-01 | Goalkeeper |
|
Sliema Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idah, Peterside | 1973-11-25 | Goalkeeper |
|
Tembisa Classic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egbo, Ndubuisi | 1973-07-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
SK Tiranë | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rotimi, Sunday | 1980-03-09 | Goalkeeper |
|
El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejide, Austin | 1984-04-08 | Goalkeeper |
|
Gabros International Nnewi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udeze, Ifeanyi | 1980-07-21 | Left Back |
|
PAOK Thessalonikis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West, Taribo | 1974-03-26 | Centre Back |
|
1.FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yobo, Joseph | 1980-09-06 | Centre Back |
|
Olympique Marseille | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejiofor, Eric | 1979-07-21 | Defender |
|
Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoronkwo, Isaac | 1978-05-01 | Centre Back |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifejiagwa, Emeka | 1977-10-30 | Centre Back |
|
VfL Wolfsburg II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Godwin | 1972-09-20 | Centre Back |
|
Standard Liège | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afolabi, Rabiu | 1980-04-18 | Centre Back |
|
Standard Liège | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Christopher | 1979-12-04 | Right Back |
|
Deportivo Alavés | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie, Patrick | 1978-06-02 | Centre Back |
|
Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Letzion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajao, Muisi | 1978-12-02 | Defender |
|
Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyeukwu, Friday | Defender |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oruambo, Oremi | 1977-07-21 | Defender |
|
Port Harcourt Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babayaro, Celestine | 1978-08-29 | Left Back |
|
Chelsea FC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebiaku, Sylvanus | 1984-03-03 | Right Back |
|
Bendel Insurance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idowu, Kayode | Defender |
|
Bendel Insurance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okocha, Jay-Jay | 1973-08-14 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George, Finidi | 1971-04-15 | Right Midfielder |
|
Ipswich Town | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliseh, Sunday | 1974-09-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Garba | 1974-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojigwe, Karibe | 1976-12-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher, Justice | 1981-12-24 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Royal Antwerp FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuaibu, Ishola | 1980-10-10 | Right Midfielder |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekong, Ikpe Prince | 1978-10-05 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
AC Reggiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udi, Duke | 1976-05-05 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajuwa, Bina | 1982-01-30 | Left Midfielder |
|
FC Felgueiras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayeni, Bosun | 1978-11-08 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Lyngby FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebiede, Emmanuel | 1978-08-16 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ademola, Felix | 1974-09-09 | Midfielder |
|
Hamarkameratene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikedia, Pius | 1980-07-11 | Right Midfielder |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agali, Victor | 1978-12-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiyegbeni, Yakubu | 1982-11-22 | Centre Forward |
|
Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babangida, Tijani | 1973-09-25 | Right Winger |
|
Vitesse Arnhem | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Arsenal FC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akwuegbu, Benedict | 1974-11-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Grazer AK | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoye, Kelechi | 1984-05-28 | Right Winger |
|
Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aghahowa, Julius | 1982-02-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utaka, John | 1982-01-08 | Left Winger |
|
Al-Sadd SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwu, Raphael | 1975-07-22 | Centre Forward |
|
AS Bari | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thompson, Ode | 1980-11-08 | Centre Forward |
|
KVC Westerlo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Datoru, George | 1977-05-25 | Centre Forward |
|
Austria Wien | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpoborie, Jonathan | 1968-10-20 | Centre Forward |
|
1.FC Saarbrücken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amunike, Emmanuel | 1970-12-25 | Left Winger |
|
Albacete Balompié | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikpeba, Victor | 1973-06-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Real Betis Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okeke, Ugochukwu | 1980-10-08 | Centre Forward |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doda, Haruna | 1975-01-16 | Striker |
|
Desportivo Aves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okereke, Uche | 1983-12-31 | Centre Forward |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaka, Victor | 1975-05-01 | Striker |
|
Busan I'Cons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2001
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-13 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2002 - Group 1 | ||
| 2001-01-27 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2001-03-11 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2001-03-24 |
|
|
1:1 c | African 2002 - Group 1 | ||
| 2001-04-21 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2001-05-05 |
|
|
2:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2001-06-02 |
|
|
1:0 p | African 2002 - Group 1 | ||
| 2001-06-16 |
|
|
0:2 c | African 2002 - Group 1 | ||
| 2001-07-01 |
|
|
0:4 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2001-07-29 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 2002 - Group B | ||
| 2001-09-13 |
|
|
2:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 2001-09-16 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2001-10-07 |
|
|
2:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 13 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2001
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 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
|
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
|
|
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 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
|
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 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Czechoslovakia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Colombia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 619 | 292 | 162 | 165 | 956 |