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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2018
1.81m
Average age in 2018
23.6
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2018
Jersey in 2018

Coaches in 2018

Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)

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Yusuf, Salisu (Coach)

Day of Birth
Matches
6 (6 / 0)
Goto coach Salisu Yusuf

Rohr, Gernot (Coach)

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Rohr, Gernot (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-06-28
Place of Birth
Mannheim (Germany)
Height
1.78m
Matches
14 (7 / 7)
Goto coach Gernot Rohr

Players of Nigeria in 2018

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Uzoho, Francis 1998-10-28 Goalkeeper Cyprus Anorthosis Ammochostou 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ezenwa, Ikechukwu 1988-10-16 Goalkeeper Nigeria Enyimba Aba 6 0 0 1 0 0
Ajiboye, Dele 1990-08-07 Goalkeeper Nigeria Plateau United 1 1 0 0 0 0
Akpeyi, Daniel 1986-08-03 Goalkeeper South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Soweto 1 0 0 0 1 0
Troost-Ekong, William 1993-09-01 Centre Back Italy Udinese Calcio 11 1 1 0 0 0
Balogun, Leon 1988-06-28 Centre Back England Brighton & Hove Albion 11 0 0 0 0 0
Idowu, Brian 1992-05-18 Right Back Russia Lokomotiv Moskva 9 0 0 0 0 0
Eze, Stephen 1994-03-08 Centre Back Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6 0 0 0 0 0
Kalu, Orji 1992-02-09 Centre Back Morocco MC Oujda 6 0 0 0 0 0
Okoro, Osas 1990-09-07 Right Back Zambia Buildcon Ndola 6 0 0 0 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back Spain CD Leganés 4 3 0 0 0 0
Collins, Jamilu 1994-08-05 Left Back Germany SC Paderborn 07 4 0 0 1 0 0
Itodo, Daniel 1996-12-14 Left Back Nigeria Plateau United 3 0 0 0 0 0
Utin, Ikouwem 1999-11-11 Left Back Nigeria Enyimba Aba 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ebuehi, Tyronne 1995-12-16 Right Back Portugal Benfica Lisboa B 2 4 0 0 0 0
Awaziem, Chidozie 1997-01-13 Centre Back Turkey Çaykur Rizespor 2 0 1 1 0 0
Ajayi, Semi 1993-11-09 Centre Back England Rotherham United 1 3 0 1 0 0
Aina, Ola 1996-10-08 Right Back Italy Torino FC 1 3 0 0 0 0
Echiejile, Elderson 1988-01-20 Left Back Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 1 0 0 0 0
Danladi, Timothy 1996-10-15 Centre Back Nigeria Katsina United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Musa, Abdullahi 1996-02-01 Centre Back Nigeria Wikki Tourists Bauchi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adeleye, Aniyikaye 1995-06-06 Centre Back Nigeria Ifeanyi Uba Nnewi 0 0 0 0 1 0
Duru, Ebube 1999-07-31 Left Back Nigeria Lobi Stars Makurdi 0 0 0 0 1 0
Iwobi, Alex 1996-05-03 Left Midfielder England Arsenal FC 9 3 1 0 0 0
Ndidi, Onyinye 1996-12-16 Defensive Midfielder England Leicester City 9 0 0 1 0 0
Etebo, Oghenekaro 1995-11-09 Attacking Midfielder England Stoke City 8 2 0 1 0 0
Ali, Rabiu 1986-06-23 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Kano Pillars 5 1 1 0 0 0
Shehu, Abdullahi 1993-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 5 1 0 0 0 0
Atuloma, Emeka 1992-10-01 Defensive Midfielder Nigeria Rivers United Port Harcourt 5 0 0 0 0 0
Obi, John Mikel 1987-04-22 Defensive Midfielder England Middlesbrough FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojo, Dayo 1994-10-10 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Sunshine Stars Akure 4 1 1 0 0 0
Onazi, Ogenyi 1992-12-25 Centre Midfielder Turkey Trabzonspor 4 1 0 0 0 0
Obi, Joel 1991-05-22 Centre Midfielder Turkey Alanyaspor 4 0 0 1 0 0
Ifeanyi, Ifeanyi 1995-08-15 Attacking Midfielder Algeria ES Sétif 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ogu, John 1988-04-20 Attacking Midfielder Israel Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 3 4 0 1 0 0
Oladapo, Augustine 1995-07-27 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 4 0 0 0 0
Agu, Mikel 1993-05-27 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Vitória Setúbal 1 2 0 0 0 0
Chukwueze, Samuel 1999-05-22 Right Midfielder Spain Villarreal CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moses, Eneji 1999-04-08 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Plateau United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nwakali, Kelechi 1998-06-05 Attacking Midfielder Portugal FC Porto B 0 0 0 1 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr ar-Riyāḍ 8 5 4 0 0 0
Ighalo, Odion 1989-06-16 Centre Forward China Changchun Yatai 7 3 6 0 0 0
Moses, Victor 1990-12-12 Left Winger Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 7 0 2 0 0 0
Iheanacho, Kelechi 1996-10-03 Centre Forward England Leicester City 6 4 0 0 1 0
Okpotu, Anthony 1994-03-03 Centre Forward Albania KF Laçi 5 1 2 0 0 0
Ogbugh, Emeka 1990-02-22 Centre Forward Morocco MC Oujda 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kalu, Samuel 1997-08-26 Right Winger France Girondins Bordeaux 4 1 1 0 1 0
Faleye, Sunday 1998-11-29 Centre Forward Austria SCR Altach II 4 0 1 0 0 0
Okechukwu, Gabriel 1995-08-28 Centre Forward Morocco Wydad AC Casablanca 2 2 2 0 0 0
Nwankwo, Simeon 1992-05-07 Centre Forward Italy FC Crotone 1 3 0 1 0 1
Lokosa, Junior 1993-08-23 Centre Forward Tunisia Espérance Tunis 1 0 0 0 0 0
Osimhen, Victor 1998-12-29 Centre Forward Belgium RSC Charleroi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Onyekuru, Henry 1997-06-05 Left Winger Turkey Galatasaray SK 0 5 0 1 0 1
Mustapha, Ibrahim 'Yuga' 1996-09-01 Centre Forward Nigeria Enyimba Aba 0 4 0 0 0 0
Simon, Moses 1995-07-12 Right Winger Spain Levante UD 0 3 0 0 0 0
Success, Isaac 1996-01-07 Left Winger England Watford FC 0 3 0 0 0 0
Mohammed, Nura 2002-12-02 Striker Nigeria El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ajayi, Junior 1996-01-26 Left Winger Egypt Al-Ahly al-Qāhira 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adetunji, Sunday 1997-12-10 Centre Forward Nigeria Enyimba Aba 0 0 0 0 1 0
Udoh, Mfon 1992-03-14 Centre Forward Nigeria Enyimba Aba 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2018

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2018-01-15
Nigeria
Nigeria
Rwanda
Rwanda
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Rwanda
CHAN 2018 - Group C
Grand Stade Ibn Battouta
2018-01-19
Libya
Libya
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 c
Libya vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2018 - Group C
Grand Stade Ibn Battouta
2018-01-23
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:3 c
Equatorial Guinea vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2018 - Group C
Stade Adrar
2018-01-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Angola
Angola
2:1 AET c
Nigeria vs. Angola
CHAN 2018 - Quarter Finals
Grand Stade Ibn Battouta
2018-01-31
Sudan
Sudan
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 c
Sudan vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2018 - Semi Finals
Stade de Marrakech
2018-02-04
Morocco
Morocco
Nigeria
Nigeria
4:0 c
Morocco vs. Nigeria
CHAN 2018 - Final
Stade Mohamed V
2018-03-23
Poland
Poland
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 c
Poland vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Tarczyński Arena
2018-03-27
Nigeria
Nigeria
Serbia
Serbia
0:2 c
Nigeria vs. Serbia
Friendly
The Hive Stadium
2018-05-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
DR Congo
DR Congo
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. DR Congo
Friendly
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium
2018-06-02
England
England
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:1 c
England vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
2018-06-06
Nigeria
Nigeria
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Czech Republic
Friendly
Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion
2018-06-16
Croatia
Croatia
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:0 c
Croatia vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2018 - Group D
Kaliningrad Stadium
2018-06-22
Nigeria
Nigeria
Iceland
Iceland
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Iceland
World Cup 2018 - Group D
Volgograd Arena
2018-06-26
Nigeria
Nigeria
Argentina
Argentina
1:2 c
Nigeria vs. Argentina
World Cup 2018 - Group D
Krestovsky Stadion
2018-09-08
Seychelles
Seychelles
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:3 c
Seychelles vs. Nigeria
African 2019 - Group E
Stade de Linité
2018-09-11
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Liberia vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
2018-10-13
Nigeria
Nigeria
Libya
Libya
4:0 c
Nigeria vs. Libya
African 2019 - Group E
Ahmadu Bello Stadium
2018-10-16
Libya
Libya
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:3 c
Libya vs. Nigeria
African 2019 - Group E
Stade Taïeb Mhiri
2018-11-17
South Africa
South Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:1 c
South Africa vs. Nigeria
African 2019 - Group E
FNB Stadium - Soccer City
2018-11-20
Nigeria
Nigeria
Uganda
Uganda
0:0 c
Nigeria vs. Uganda
Friendly
Stephen Keshi Stadium
20 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2018

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
Senegal
Senegal
10 4 4 2 12
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
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
9 6 3 0 17
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
9 6 1 2 21
Argentina
Argentina
9 2 1 6 13
Angola
Angola
9 2 6 1 9
Togo
Togo
8 4 2 2 13
Guinea
Guinea
8 3 2 3 9
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
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
Libya
Libya
5 4 0 1 10
Madagascar
Madagascar
5 3 1 1 5
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
Namibia
Namibia
4 3 1 0 8
Lesotho
Lesotho
4 4 0 0 10
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 1 3 1
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 3
South Korea
South Korea
4 0 2 2 6
Ireland
Ireland
3 2 1 0 6
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
3 3 0 0 6
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 1 1 1 5
England
England
3 0 1 2 1
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
2 1 0 1 2
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 1 1 1
USA
USA
2 0 0 2 3
Sweden
Sweden
2 0 0 2 2
Australia
Australia
2 0 0 2 0
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 0 2 1
Seychelles
Seychelles
2 2 0 0 6
Tanzania
Tanzania
2 1 1 0 1
France
France
2 1 0 1 1
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 2 0 0 4
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 2
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1 0 1 0 0
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
1 1 0 0 10
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 0
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
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 0 1 0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 1 0 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
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