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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2021
1.83m
Average age in 2021
23.8
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2021
Jersey in 2021

Coaches in 2021

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
11 (8 / 3)
Goto coach Gernot Rohr

Players of Nigeria in 2021

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Okoye, Maduka 1999-08-28 Goalkeeper Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 8 0 0 0 0 0
Uzoho, Francis 1998-10-28 Goalkeeper Cyprus Omonia Lefkosias 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nwabili, Stanley 1996-06-10 Goalkeeper Nigeria Katsina United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Collins, Jamilu 1994-08-05 Left Back Germany SC Paderborn 07 8 1 0 0 0 0
Troost-Ekong, William 1993-09-01 Centre Back England Watford FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Balogun, Leon 1988-06-28 Centre Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 7 0 1 0 0 0
Awaziem, Chidozie 1997-01-13 Centre Back Turkey Alanyaspor 6 1 0 0 0 0
Aina, Ola 1996-10-08 Right Back Italy Torino FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sanusi, Zaidu 1997-06-13 Left Back Portugal FC Porto 2 1 0 0 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back Spain CD Leganés 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ozornwafor, Valentine 1999-06-01 Centre Back Belgium RSC Charleroi 1 1 0 0 0 0
Adekunle, Adeleke 2002-07-27 Centre Back Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ebuehi, Tyronne 1995-12-16 Right Back Italy Venezia FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ndah, Olisa 1998-01-21 Centre Back South Africa Orlando Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obot, Imo 1995-06-18 Left Back Nigeria Enyimba Aba 1 0 0 0 0 0
Olusesi, Temitope 1996-09-22 Right Back Nigeria Enugu Rangers International 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tebo, Franklin 2000-01-15 Centre Back Sweden BK Häcken 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ndidi, Onyinye 1996-12-16 Defensive Midfielder England Leicester City 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aribo, Joe 1996-07-21 Centre Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 6 0 0 0 0 0
Iwobi, Alex 1996-05-03 Left Midfielder England Everton FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
Shehu, Abdullahi 1993-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Cyprus Omonia Lefkosias 3 2 0 0 0 0
Etebo, Oghenekaro 1995-11-09 Attacking Midfielder England Watford FC 2 1 1 0 0 0
Onyeka, Frank 1998-01-01 Defensive Midfielder England Brentford FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Chukwueze, Samuel 1999-05-22 Right Midfielder Spain Villarreal CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
Innocent, Bonke 1996-01-20 Defensive Midfielder France FC Lorient 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mayi, Seth 1999-12-18 Centre Midfielder Nigeria Akwa United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Michael, Kingsley 1999-08-26 Centre Midfielder Italy Bologna FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Onwuansanya, Uche 1997-12-28 Right Midfielder Nigeria Rivers United Port Harcourt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shimaga, Tony 1997-08-24 Defensive Midfielder Portugal CD Feirense 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jude, Stephen 2000-06-28 Attacking Midfielder Nigeria Kwara United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Iheanacho, Kelechi 1996-10-03 Centre Forward England Leicester City 8 1 2 0 0 0
Osimhen, Victor 1998-12-29 Centre Forward Italy SSC Napoli 8 0 5 0 0 0
Simon, Moses 1995-07-12 Right Winger France FC Nantes 8 0 0 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Turkey Fatih Karagümrük SK 3 5 1 0 0 0
Onuachu, Paul 1994-05-28 Centre Forward Belgium KRC Genk 2 5 2 0 0 0
Ejuke, Chidera 1998-01-02 Left Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 2 2 0 0 0 0
Iwuala, Anayo 1999-03-20 Left Winger Tunisia Espérance Tunis 1 4 0 0 0 0
Onyekuru, Henry 1997-06-05 Left Winger Greece Olympiakos Piraios 1 2 0 0 0 0
Atshimene, Charles 1996-08-17 Centre Forward Portugal Leixões SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ibrahim, Sunusi 2002-10-01 Right Winger Canada CF Montréal 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ighalo, Odion 1989-06-16 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moffi, Terem 1999-05-25 Centre Forward France FC Lorient 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kalu, Samuel 1997-08-26 Right Winger England Watford FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Marcus, Abraham 2000-01-02 Left Winger Poland Radomiak Radom 0 2 0 0 0 0
Adetunji, Sunday 1997-12-10 Centre Forward North Macedonia FK Shkupi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Awoniyi, Taiwo 1997-08-12 Centre Forward Germany Union Berlin 0 1 0 0 0 0
Olayinka, Peter 1995-11-18 Centre Forward Czech Republic Slavia Praha 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rabiu, Zulkifilu 2002-01-01 Centre Forward Nigeria Plateau United 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2021

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2021-03-27
Benin
Benin
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:1 c
Benin vs. Nigeria
African 2022 - Group L
Stade Charles de Gaulle
2021-03-30
Nigeria
Nigeria
Lesotho
Lesotho
3:0 c
Nigeria vs. Lesotho
African 2022 - Group L
Teslim Balogun Stadium
2021-06-04
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Wiener Neustadt Arena
2021-06-08
Cameroon
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Cameroon vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Wiener Neustadt Arena
2021-07-03
Mexico
Mexico
Nigeria
Nigeria
4:0 c
Mexico vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2021-09-03
Nigeria
Nigeria
Liberia
Liberia
2:0 c
Nigeria vs. Liberia
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Teslim Balogun Stadium
2021-09-07
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Cape Verde vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena
2021-10-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Central African Republic
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Teslim Balogun Stadium
2021-10-10
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Central African Republic vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Stade de Japoma
2021-11-13
Liberia
Liberia
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Liberia vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Grand Stade Ibn Battouta
2021-11-16
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Cape Verde
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Teslim Balogun Stadium
11 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2021

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

Opponent M W D L G
Ghana
Ghana
20 5 7 8 15
Zambia
Zambia
19 8 6 5 21
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
Algeria
Algeria
15 8 2 5 31
Liberia
Liberia
12 8 1 3 25
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
12 7 5 0 23
Tunisia
Tunisia
11 3 5 3 21
Kenya
Kenya
11 9 2 0 24
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
10 6 2 2 18
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
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 3 4 11
Mali
Mali
7 4 2 1 9
Gabon
Gabon
6 4 1 1 10
Malawi
Malawi
6 5 1 0 15
Uganda
Uganda
6 2 2 2 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
6 2 3 1 7
DR Congo
DR Congo
5 3 1 1 9
Niger
Niger
5 4 1 0 11
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
Congo
Congo
5 3 1 1 7
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
Greece
Greece
4 1 1 2 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
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 2 0 3
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 2 0 0 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2 2 0 0 4
Romania
Romania
2 0 0 2 0
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 3
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
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
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 3
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 3
Eswatini
Eswatini
2 1 1 0 2
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
2 1 1 0 4
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 1
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1 1 0 0 2
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 0
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 1
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 2
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 1 0 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 0 1 0
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
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 0
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 5
Yemen
Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 1
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
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