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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2004
1.81m
Average age in 2004
22.5
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 2004
No jersey in 2004

Coaches in 2004

Chukwu, Christian (Coach)

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Chukwu, Christian (Coach)

Day of Birth
1951-01-04
Matches
16 (11 / 5)
Goto coach Christian Chukwu

Players of Nigeria in 2004

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Enyeama, Vincent 1982-08-29 Goalkeeper Nigeria Enyimba Aba 11 0 0 0 0 0
Rotimi, Sunday 1980-03-09 Goalkeeper Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Letzion 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ejiogu, Chijioke 1984-11-22 Goalkeeper Nigeria Dolphins Port Harcourt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Etafia, Greg 1982-09-30 Goalkeeper South Africa Moroka Swallows Soweto 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abbey, George 1978-10-20 Right Back England Port Vale FC 11 0 0 0 0 0
Yobo, Joseph 1980-09-06 Centre Back England Everton FC 10 0 2 0 0 0
Enakarhire, Joseph 1982-11-06 Centre Back Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 9 1 1 0 0 0
Udeze, Ifeanyi 1980-07-21 Left Back Greece PAOK Thessalonikis 6 0 0 0 0 0
Okoronkwo, Isaac 1978-05-01 Centre Back England Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 0 0 0 0 0
Olajengbesi, Seyi 1980-11-17 Centre Back Germany SC Freiburg 2 2 0 0 0 0
Odiah, Chidi 1983-12-17 Right Back Russia CSKA Moskva 2 0 0 0 0 0
Adamu, Yakubu 1981-10-04 Centre Back Germany Germania Gladbeck 1 1 0 0 0 0
Babayaro, Celestine 1978-08-29 Left Back England Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwaneri, Obinna 1982-03-19 Centre Back Tunisia Espérance Tunis 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sodje, Efe 1972-10-05 Centre Back England Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwo, Taye 1985-04-16 Left Back France Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
Orjinta, Romanus 1981-08-12 Centre Back Norway Lillestrøm SK 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ajoge, Nixon Dayo 1983-03-10 Defender England Woking FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ibrahim, Abubaker 1982-07-07 Defender Nigeria Kano Pillars 0 1 0 0 0 0
Odita, Okey 1983-10-12 Defender Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 1 0 0 0 0
Olofinjana, Seyi 1980-06-30 Centre Midfielder England Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 0 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Garba 1974-05-22 Centre Midfielder Portugal CD Santa Clara 10 1 1 0 0 0
Ekwueme, Emmanuel 1979-11-22 Defensive Midfielder Greece Aris Thessalonikis 8 2 0 0 0 0
Okocha, Augustine 'Jay-Jay' 1973-08-14 Centre Midfielder England Bolton Wanderers 8 0 4 0 0 0
Obodo, Chris 1984-05-11 Centre Midfielder Italy AC Fiorentina 4 1 0 0 0 0
Obiefule, Paul 1986-05-15 Centre Midfielder Denmark Viborg FF 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ikedia, Pius 1980-07-11 Right Midfielder Netherlands RBC Roosendaal 1 5 0 0 0 0
Ademola, Kola 1982-06-08 Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ekong, Ikpe Prince 1978-10-05 Defensive Midfielder China Shenyang Jinde 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kaku, Blessing 1978-03-05 Midfielder England Derby County 1 1 0 0 0 0
Wahab, Adewale 1984-04-10 Defensive Midfielder Italy Ternana Calcio 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nwankwo, Callistus Midfielder Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ojo, Ebenezer 1981-03-03 Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 1 0 0 0 0
Utaka, John 1982-01-08 Left Winger France RC Lens 12 0 3 0 0 0
Kanu, Nwankwo 1976-08-01 Centre Forward England West Bromwich Albion 6 1 0 0 0 0
Aghahowa, Julius 1982-02-12 Centre Forward Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 1 1 0 0 0
Aiyegbeni, Yakubu 1982-11-22 Centre Forward England Portsmouth FC 4 0 2 0 0 0
Martins, Obafemi 1984-10-28 Centre Forward Italy Inter Milano 4 0 2 0 0 0
Odemwingie, Peter 1981-07-15 Right Winger France Lille OSC 3 5 3 0 0 0
Ogbeche, Bartholomew 1984-10-01 Centre Forward France FC Metz 3 2 3 0 0 0
Baita, Rabiu 1984-08-28 Striker Romania Național Bucureşti 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ezeji, Victor 1981-06-09 Centre Forward Nigeria Dolphins Port Harcourt 2 0 2 0 0 0
Makinwa, Stephen Ayodele 1983-07-26 Centre Forward Italy Atalanta Bergamo 1 0 1 0 0 0
Akwuegbu, Benedict 1974-11-03 Centre Forward Austria Wacker Tirol 1 0 0 0 0 0
Uche, Kalu 1982-11-15 Centre Forward France Girondins Bordeaux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Datti, Mohammed Aliyu 1982-03-14 Striker Belgium RAEC Mons 1 0 0 0 0 0
Osunwa, Kelechi 1984-10-15 Striker Nigeria Dolphins Port Harcourt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Showunmi, Enoch 1982-04-21 Centre Forward England Luton Town 0 2 0 0 0 0
Agali, Victor 1978-12-29 Centre Forward France OGC Nice 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dosunmu, Tosin 1980-07-15 Centre Forward Austria Austria Wien 0 1 0 0 0 0
Otegheri, Igho 1983-11-20 Centre Forward Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 1 0 0 0 0
Akaruye, Robert 1981-03-28 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Dhafra Madinat Zayed 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2004

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2004-01-27
Nigeria
Nigeria
Morocco
Morocco
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Morocco
African 2004 - Group D
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
2004-01-31
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa
4:0 c
Nigeria vs. South Africa
African 2004 - Group D
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
2004-02-04
Nigeria
Nigeria
Benin
Benin
2:1 c
Nigeria vs. Benin
African 2004 - Group D
Stade Taïeb Mhiri
2004-02-08
Cameroon
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Cameroon vs. Nigeria
African 2004 - Quarter Finals
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
2004-02-11
Tunisia
Tunisia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 (5:3) c
Tunisia vs. Nigeria
African 2004 - Semi Finals
Stade du 7 Novembre
2004-02-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Mali
Mali
2:1 c
Nigeria vs. Mali
African 2004 - 3rd Place
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
2004-05-29
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ireland
Ireland
3:0 c
Nigeria vs. Ireland
Friendly
The Valley
2004-05-31
Nigeria
Nigeria
Jamaica
Jamaica
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Jamaica
Friendly
The Valley
2004-06-05
Nigeria
Nigeria
Rwanda
Rwanda
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Rwanda
World Cup 2006 - Group 4
Abuja Stadium
2004-06-20
Angola
Angola
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Angola vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2006 - Group 4
Estádio da Cidadela
2004-07-03
Nigeria
Nigeria
Algeria
Algeria
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Algeria
World Cup 2006 - Group 4
Abuja Stadium
2004-09-05
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:3 c
Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2006 - Group 4
National Sports Stadium Harare
2004-10-09
Gabon
Gabon
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Gabon vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2006 - Group 4
Stade Omar Bongo
2004-10-20
Libya
Libya
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 p
Libya vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stade du 11 Juin
2004-10-22
Ecuador
Ecuador
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 (4:3) p
Ecuador vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Stade du 11 Juin
2004-11-17
South Africa
South Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
South Africa vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Ellis Park
16 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2004

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
20 5 7 8 15
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Algeria
Algeria
15 8 2 5 31
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
15 6 2 7 21
Cameroon
Cameroon
15 8 3 4 27
South Africa
South Africa
15 8 5 2 25
Liberia
Liberia
12 8 1 3 25
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
12 7 5 0 23
Kenya
Kenya
11 9 2 0 24
Tunisia
Tunisia
11 3 5 3 21
Benin
Benin
10 8 1 1 15
Egypt
Egypt
10 3 4 3 8
Sudan
Sudan
10 8 1 1 22
Senegal
Senegal
10 4 4 2 12
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
9 5 2 2 16
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
9 6 1 2 21
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Angola
Angola
9 2 6 1 9
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
9 6 3 0 17
Togo
Togo
8 4 2 2 13
Guinea
Guinea
8 3 2 3 9
Mali
Mali
7 4 2 1 9
Jamaica
Jamaica
6 2 3 1 7
Gabon
Gabon
6 4 1 1 10
Malawi
Malawi
6 5 1 0 15
Uganda
Uganda
6 2 2 2 4
Mexico
Mexico
6 0 3 3 10
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
DR Congo
DR Congo
5 3 1 1 9
Morocco
Morocco
5 2 0 3 6
Mozambique
Mozambique
5 4 1 0 9
Rwanda
Rwanda
5 2 3 0 5
Libya
Libya
5 4 0 1 10
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
South Korea
South Korea
4 0 2 2 6
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Lesotho
Lesotho
4 4 0 0 10
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
3 3 0 0 6
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 0 2 1
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Tanzania
Tanzania
2 1 1 0 1
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 5
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1 1 0 0 2
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 1 0 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 0 1 0
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
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