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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2014
1.83m
Average age in 2014
23.8
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2014
Jersey in 2014

Coaches in 2014

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
21 (16 / 5)
Goto coach Stephen Keshi

Players of Nigeria in 2014

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 11 0 0 0 0 0
Agbim, Chigozie 1984-11-28 Goalkeeper Nigeria Gombe United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Ejide, Austin 1984-04-08 Goalkeeper Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ambrose, Efe 1988-10-18 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 12 1 1 0 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back England Middlesbrough FC 11 0 0 0 0 0
Egwuekwe, Azubuike 1989-07-16 Centre Back Nigeria Warri Wolves 10 1 0 0 0 0
Odunlami, Kunle 1990-03-05 Centre Back Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 9 1 0 0 0 0
Oboabona, Godfrey 1990-08-16 Centre Back Turkey Çaykur Rizespor 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oshaniwa, Juwon 1990-09-14 Left Back Israel MS Ashdod 8 0 0 0 0 0
Echiejile, Elderson 1988-01-20 Left Back France AS Monaco 6 0 0 0 0 0
Kwambe, Solomon 1993-09-30 Right Back Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 6 0 0 0 0 0
Yobo, Joseph 1980-09-06 Centre Back England Norwich City 5 2 0 0 0 0
Esieme, Bright 1992-10-04 Centre Back Nigeria Enyimba Aba 4 0 0 0 0 0
Benjamin, Francis 1993-05-08 Left Back Israel Hapoel Tel-Aviv 3 0 0 0 0 0
Obanor, Erhun 1995-09-05 Centre Back Nigeria Bendel Insurance 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zango, Umar 1985-11-10 Centre Back Nigeria Kano Pillars 0 4 0 0 0 0
Balogun, Leon 1988-06-28 Centre Back Germany SV Darmstadt 98 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obi, John Mikel 1987-04-22 Defensive Midfielder England Chelsea FC 13 0 0 0 0 0
Onazi, Ogenyi 1992-12-25 Centre Midfielder Italy Lazio Roma 13 0 0 0 0 0
Ali, Rabiu 1986-06-23 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Kano Pillars 6 1 3 0 0 0
Uzochukwu, Ugonna 1992-11-03 Defensive Midfielder South Africa Chippa United Port Elizabeth 6 1 2 0 0 0
Shehu, Abdullahi 1993-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 5 1 0 0 0 0
Babatunde, Michel 1992-12-24 Attacking Midfielder Ukraine Volyn Lutsk 3 2 0 0 0 0
Azeez, Ramón 1992-12-12 Centre Midfielder Spain UD Almería 3 1 0 0 0 0
Igiebor, Nosa 1990-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Israel Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2 2 0 0 0 0
Lawal, Raheem 1990-05-04 Centre Midfielder Turkey Eskişehirspor 2 1 0 0 0 0
Akpan, Hope 1991-08-14 Centre Midfielder England Reading FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hillary, Ikenna 1990-10-13 Defensive Midfielder Malta Valletta FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gabriel, Reuben 1990-09-25 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Boavista FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Obi, Joel 1991-05-22 Centre Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 1 0 0 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 12 0 4 0 0 0
Emenike, Emmanuel 1987-05-10 Centre Forward Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 11 2 0 0 0 0
Uzoenyi, Ejike 1988-03-23 Left Winger South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 7 2 3 0 0 0
Edeh, Ifeanyi 1990-10-25 Centre Forward Nigeria Warri Wolves 6 0 3 0 0 0
Salami, Gbolahan 1991-04-15 Centre Forward Nigeria Warri Wolves 5 5 2 0 0 0
Odemwingie, Peter 1981-07-15 Right Winger England Stoke City 5 2 1 0 0 0
Moses, Victor 1990-12-12 Left Winger England Stoke City 5 1 1 0 0 0
Aliyu, Abubakar Ibrahim 1994-11-18 Centre Forward Nigeria Nasarawa United 4 1 1 0 0 0
Uchebo, Michael 1990-09-27 Right Winger Portugal Boavista FC 2 3 1 0 0 0
Ameobi, Shola 1981-10-12 Centre Forward England Crystal Palace FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Uche, Ikechukwu 1984-01-05 Centre Forward Spain Villarreal CF 2 0 1 0 0 0
Imenger, Barnabas 1991-11-24 Centre Forward Nigeria Lobi Stars Makurdi 1 4 1 0 0 0
Nwofor, Uche 1991-09-17 Centre Forward Belgium Lierse SK 1 4 1 0 0 0
Olanare, Aaron Samuel 1994-06-04 Centre Forward China Guangzhou R&F 1 3 2 0 0 0
Pyagbara, Christian 1996-03-13 Centre Forward Nigeria Port Harcourt Sharks 1 3 0 0 0 0
Obiozor, Christian 1994-10-31 Centre Forward Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 1 0 0 0
Aluko, Sone 1989-02-19 Secondary striker England Hull City 0 4 2 0 0 0
Osaguona, Ighodaro 1990-10-10 Centre Forward Morocco Raja Casablanca 0 2 0 0 0 0
Emmanuel, Sunday 1992-02-25 Centre Forward Austria SV Grödig 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ezekiel, Imoh 1993-10-24 Centre Forward Belgium Standard Liège 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obaje, Joshua 1990-04-01 Centre Forward Algeria ASO Chlef 0 1 0 0 0 0
Obinna, Victor 1987-03-25 Left Winger Russia Lokomotiv Moskva 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oduamadi, Nnamdi 1990-10-17 Right Winger Italy US Latina 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2014

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2014-01-04
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
2:1 p
Nigeria vs. Ethiopia
Friendly
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2014-01-11
Mali
Mali
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
Mali vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2014 - Group A
Cape Town Stadium
2014-01-15
Nigeria
Nigeria
Mozambique
Mozambique
4:2 c
Nigeria vs. Mozambique
CHAN 2014 - Group A
Cape Town Stadium
2014-01-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa
3:1 c
Nigeria vs. South Africa
CHAN 2014 - Group A
Cape Town Stadium
2014-01-25
Nigeria
Nigeria
Morocco
Morocco
4:3 AET c
Nigeria vs. Morocco
CHAN 2014 - Quarter Finals
Cape Town Stadium
2014-01-29
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ghana
Ghana
0:0 (1:4) c
Nigeria vs. Ghana
CHAN 2014 - Semi Finals
Free State Stadium
2014-02-01
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 c
Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2014 - 3rd Place
Cape Town Stadium
2014-03-05
Mexico
Mexico
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Mexico vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Georgia Dome
2014-05-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Scotland
Scotland
2:2 c
Nigeria vs. Scotland
Friendly
Craven Cottage
2014-06-03
Greece
Greece
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Greece vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Subaru Park
2014-06-07
USA
USA
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
USA vs. Nigeria
Friendly
TIAA Bank Field
2014-06-16
Iran
Iran
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Iran vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2014 - Group F
Arena da Baixada
2014-06-21
Nigeria
Nigeria
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
World Cup 2014 - Group F
Arena Pantanal
2014-06-25
Nigeria
Nigeria
Argentina
Argentina
2:3 c
Nigeria vs. Argentina
World Cup 2014 - Group F
Estádio José Pinheiro Borda
2014-06-30
France
France
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
France vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2014 - Round of 16
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
2014-09-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Congo
Congo
2:3 c
Nigeria vs. Congo
African 2015 - Group A
U. J. Esuene Stadium
2014-09-10
South Africa
South Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
South Africa vs. Nigeria
African 2015 - Group A
Cape Town Stadium
2014-10-11
Sudan
Sudan
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:0 c
Sudan vs. Nigeria
African 2015 - Group A
Khartoum Stadium
2014-10-15
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sudan
Sudan
3:1 c
Nigeria vs. Sudan
African 2015 - Group A
Moshood Abiola National Stadium
2014-11-15
Congo
Congo
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Congo vs. Nigeria
African 2015 - Group A
Stade Municipal de Pointe-Noire
2014-11-19
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa
2:2 c
Nigeria vs. South Africa
African 2015 - Group A
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
21 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2014

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
39 13 13 13 40
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
22 8 6 8 27
Algeria
Algeria
21 9 3 9 37
Tunisia
Tunisia
19 6 6 7 30
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
Cameroon
Cameroon
19 10 4 5 34
Egypt
Egypt
18 7 6 5 31
South Africa
South Africa
17 9 6 2 31
Liberia
Liberia
14 10 1 3 29
Morocco
Morocco
14 5 2 7 19
Togo
Togo
13 6 4 3 23
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
13 8 5 0 27
Kenya
Kenya
13 11 2 0 30
Benin
Benin
13 9 2 2 20
Angola
Angola
12 4 6 2 12
Senegal
Senegal
12 6 4 2 14
Sudan
Sudan
12 9 1 2 23
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
11 6 5 0 19
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
11 8 1 2 25
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
11 7 2 2 21
Guinea
Guinea
10 3 3 4 10
Mali
Mali
9 4 2 3 13
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Rwanda
Rwanda
8 3 4 1 8
Gabon
Gabon
7 4 2 1 10
Libya
Libya
7 6 0 1 14
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Uganda
Uganda
7 2 2 3 5
Malawi
Malawi
7 5 2 0 17
Jamaica
Jamaica
7 3 3 1 14
Mozambique
Mozambique
6 5 1 0 12
DR Congo
DR Congo
6 4 1 1 13
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
Lesotho
Lesotho
5 4 1 0 11
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 6
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 3 0 1 4
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
4 3 1 0 7
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Tanzania
Tanzania
3 2 1 0 4
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 2
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 1 0 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 2
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 1 0 1
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
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