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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2013
1.82m
Average age in 2013
23.1
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 2013
No jersey in 2013

Coaches in 2013

Keshi, Stephen (Coach)

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Keshi, Stephen (Coach)

Day of Birth
1962-01-23
Day of Death
2016-06-07
Place of Birth
Azare (Nigeria)
Height
1.85m
Matches
23 (17 / 6)
Goto coach Stephen Keshi

Players of Nigeria in 2013

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Enyeama, Vincent 1982-08-29 Goalkeeper France Lille OSC 15 2 0 0 1 0
Ejide, Austin 1984-04-08 Goalkeeper Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 4 0 0 1 0 0
Agbim, Chigozie 1984-11-28 Goalkeeper Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oboabona, Godfrey 1990-08-16 Centre Back Turkey Çaykur Rizespor 20 0 1 1 0 0
Echiejile, Elderson 1988-01-20 Left Back France AS Monaco 18 0 2 1 0 0
Ambrose, Efe 1988-10-18 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 16 0 0 1 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back England Middlesbrough FC 13 1 0 0 1 0
Egwuekwe, Azubuike 1989-07-16 Centre Back Nigeria Warri Wolves 8 3 0 0 0 0
Kwambe, Solomon 1993-09-30 Right Back Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 5 1 0 0 0 0
Benjamin, Francis 1993-05-08 Left Back Nigeria Heartland Owerri 4 1 0 0 0 0
Yobo, Joseph 1980-09-06 Centre Back England Norwich City 1 4 0 1 0 0
Odunlami, Kunle 1990-03-05 Centre Back Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 1 1 0 0 0 0
Okwuosa, James 1990-09-14 Centre Back South Africa Chippa United Port Elizabeth 1 1 0 0 0 0
Oshaniwa, Juwon 1990-09-14 Left Back Israel MS Ashdod 0 1 0 0 1 0
Okonkwo, Chibuzor 1988-12-16 Right Back Libya Al-Swihli Misrata 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obi, John Mikel 1987-04-22 Defensive Midfielder England Chelsea FC 16 0 1 1 0 0
Mba, Sunday 1988-11-28 Attacking Midfielder France CA Bastia 14 3 4 0 0 0
Onazi, Ogenyi 1992-12-25 Centre Midfielder Italy Lazio Roma 14 1 0 1 0 0
Ogude, Fegor 1987-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Russia Amkar Perm 6 2 0 1 0 0
Ogu, John 1988-04-20 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Académica Coimbra 4 6 0 0 0 0
Igiebor, Nosa 1990-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 3 2 0 0 1 0
Etebo, Oghenekaro 1995-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Warri Wolves 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ali, Rabiu 1986-06-23 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Kano Pillars 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oladapo, Femi 1988-05-11 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Shooting Stars SC Ibadan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Saka, Ayo 1990-12-22 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 0 0 0 0 0
Uzochukwu, Ugonna 1992-11-03 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eze, Emeka 1992-12-22 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 0 2 0 0 0 0
Obiora, Nwankwo 1991-07-12 Defensive Midfielder Spain Córdoba CF 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nwachukwu, Obinna 1992-01-18 Midfielder Nigeria Heartland Owerri 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ideye, Brown 1988-10-10 Centre Forward Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 11 6 4 0 1 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 10 6 2 1 0 0
Moses, Victor 1990-12-12 Left Winger England Liverpool FC 10 1 4 1 0 0
Oduamadi, Nnamdi 1990-10-17 Right Winger Italy AS Varese 1910 9 2 4 0 0 0
Emenike, Emmanuel 1987-05-10 Centre Forward Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 8 2 8 1 0 0
Ameobi, Shola 1981-10-12 Centre Forward England Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 0 0
Uche, Ikechukwu 1984-01-05 Centre Forward Spain Villarreal CF 2 2 0 0 1 0
Ujah, Anthony 1990-10-14 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Köln 2 2 0 0 0 0
Obinna, Victor 1987-03-25 Left Winger Italy Chievo Verona 2 1 1 0 0 0
Akpala, Joseph 1986-08-24 Centre Forward Turkey Kardemir Karabükspor 2 1 0 0 0 0
Onduku, Gomo 1993-11-17 Left Winger Romania Concordia Chiajna 2 0 0 0 0 0
Edeh, Ifeanyi 1990-10-25 Centre Forward Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 2 1 0 0 0
Gambo, Mohammed 1988-03-10 Centre Forward Nigeria Kano Pillars 1 1 1 0 0 0
Uzoenyi, Ejike 1988-03-23 Left Winger Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dike, Bright 1987-02-02 Centre Forward Canada Toronto FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
Martins, Obafemi 1984-10-28 Centre Forward USA Seattle Sounders 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mbah, Ezekiel 1989-10-28 Centre Forward Nigeria Akwa United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obiozor, Christian 1994-10-31 Centre Forward Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwofor, Uche 1991-09-17 Centre Forward Netherlands SC Heerenveen 0 3 2 0 0 0
Babatunde, Michel 1992-12-24 Left Winger Ukraine Volyn Lutsk 0 2 0 0 0 0
Gero, Alhaji 1993-10-10 Centre Forward Sweden Östers IF Växjö 0 1 0 0 0 0
Imenger, Barnabas 1991-11-24 Centre Forward Nigeria Lobi Stars Makurdi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pyagbara, Christian 1996-03-13 Centre Forward Nigeria Port Harcourt Sharks 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2013

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2013-01-09
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Cape Verde vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Estádio Algarve
2013-01-21
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso
African 2013 - Group C
Mbombela Stadium
2013-01-25
Zambia
Zambia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Zambia vs. Nigeria
African 2013 - Group C
Mbombela Stadium
2013-01-29
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Ethiopia vs. Nigeria
African 2013 - Group C
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
2013-02-03
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria
African 2013 - Quarter Finals
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
2013-02-06
Mali
Mali
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:4 c
Mali vs. Nigeria
African 2013 - Semi Finals
Moses Mabhida Stadium
2013-02-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso
African 2013 - Final
FNB Stadium - Soccer City
2013-03-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Kenya
Kenya
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Kenya
World Cup 2014 - Group F
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2013-05-31
Mexico
Mexico
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 c
Mexico vs. Nigeria
Friendly
NRG Stadium
2013-06-05
Kenya
Kenya
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 c
Kenya vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2014 - Group F
Moi International Sports Centre
2013-06-12
Namibia
Namibia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
Namibia vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2014 - Group F
Sam Nujoma Stadium
2013-06-17
Tahiti
Tahiti
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:6 c
Tahiti vs. Nigeria
ConfedCup 2013 - Group B
Mineirão
2013-06-20
Nigeria
Nigeria
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:2 c
Nigeria vs. Uruguay
ConfedCup 2013 - Group B
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
2013-06-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Spain
Spain
0:3 c
Nigeria vs. Spain
ConfedCup 2013 - Group B
Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo
2013-07-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
4:1 p
Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast
CHAN 2014 - First Round
Ahmadu Bello Stadium
2013-07-27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2014 - First Round
Stade Robert Champroux de Marcory
2013-08-14
South Africa
South Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
South Africa vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Moses Mabhida Stadium
2013-09-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Malawi
Malawi
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Malawi
World Cup 2014 - Group F
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2013-09-10
Nigeria
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
4:1 c
Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso
Friendly
Ahmadu Bello Stadium
2013-10-13
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Ethiopia vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2014 - Play-Offs
Addis Ababa Stadium
2013-10-28
Jordan
Jordan
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Jordan vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Amman International Stadium
2013-11-16
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Ethiopia
World Cup 2014 - Play-Offs
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2013-11-18
Italy
Italy
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 c
Italy vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Craven Cottage
23 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2013

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