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General Information for Nigeria

Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2022
1.82m
Average age in 2022
25.5
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2022
Jersey in 2022

Coaches in 2022

Eguavoen, Augustine (Coach)

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Eguavoen, Augustine (Coach)

Day of Birth
1965-08-19
Place of Birth
Sapele (Nigeria)
Height
1.91m
Matches
6 (6 / 0)
Goto coach Augustine Eguavoen

Players of Nigeria in 2022

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 3 0 0 0 0 0
Uzoho, Francis 1998-10-28 Goalkeeper Cyprus Omonia Lefkosias 3 0 0 0 0 0
Troost-Ekong, William 1993-09-01 Centre Back England Watford FC 6 0 2 0 0 0
Aina, Ola 1996-10-08 Right Back Italy Torino FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sanusi, Zaidu 1997-06-13 Left Back Portugal FC Porto 4 0 0 0 0 0
Omeruo, Kenneth 1993-10-17 Centre Back Spain CD Leganés 3 0 0 0 0 0
Balogun, Leon 1988-06-28 Centre Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ajayi, Semi 1993-11-09 Centre Back England West Bromwich Albion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bassey, Calvin 1999-12-31 Left Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Collins, Jamilu 1994-08-05 Left Back Germany SC Paderborn 07 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 0 1 0 0 0 0
Aribo, Joe 1996-07-21 Centre Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chukwueze, Samuel 1999-05-22 Right Midfielder Spain Villarreal CF 4 0 1 0 0 0
Ndidi, Onyinye 1996-12-16 Defensive Midfielder England Leicester City 4 0 0 0 0 0
Iwobi, Alex 1996-05-03 Left Midfielder England Everton FC 1 3 0 0 0 0
Nwakali, Kelechi 1998-06-05 Attacking Midfielder Spain SD Huesca 1 2 0 0 0 0
Onyeka, Frank 1998-01-01 Defensive Midfielder England Brentford FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Etebo, Oghenekaro 1995-11-09 Attacking Midfielder England Watford FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Innocent, Bonke 1996-01-20 Defensive Midfielder France FC Lorient 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shehu, Abdullahi 1993-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Cyprus Omonia Lefkosias 0 1 0 0 0 0
Iheanacho, Kelechi 1996-10-03 Centre Forward England Leicester City 5 0 1 0 0 0
Simon, Moses 1995-07-12 Right Winger France FC Nantes 4 2 1 0 0 0
Awoniyi, Taiwo 1997-08-12 Centre Forward Germany Union Berlin 3 0 1 0 0 0
Osimhen, Victor 1998-12-29 Centre Forward Italy SSC Napoli 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sadiq, Umar 1997-02-02 Centre Forward Spain UD Almería 1 4 1 0 0 0
Dennis, Emmanuel 1997-11-15 Right Winger England Watford FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ejuke, Chidera 1998-01-02 Left Winger Russia CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 0 0
Lookman, Ademola 1997-10-20 Left Winger England Leicester City 1 1 0 0 0 0
Musa, Ahmed 1992-10-14 Right Winger Turkey Fatih Karagümrük SK 0 3 0 0 0 0
Olayinka, Peter 1995-11-18 Centre Forward Czech Republic Slavia Praha 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ighalo, Odion 1989-06-16 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 0 1 0 0 0 0
Onyekuru, Henry 1997-06-05 Left Winger Greece Olympiakos Piraios 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Nigeria in 2022

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2022-01-11
Nigeria
Nigeria
Egypt
Egypt
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Egypt
African 2022 - Group D
Stade Roumdé Adjia
2022-01-15
Nigeria
Nigeria
Sudan
Sudan
3:1 c
Nigeria vs. Sudan
African 2022 - Group D
Stade Roumdé Adjia
2022-01-19
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:2 c
Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria
African 2022 - Group D
Stade Roumdé Adjia
2022-01-23
Nigeria
Nigeria
Tunisia
Tunisia
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Tunisia
African 2022 - Round of 16
Stade Roumdé Adjia
2022-03-25
Ghana
Ghana
Nigeria
Nigeria
0:0 c
Ghana vs. Nigeria
World Cup 2022 - Third Round
Baba Yara Stadium
2022-03-29
Nigeria
Nigeria
Ghana
Ghana
1:1 c
Nigeria vs. Ghana
World Cup 2022 - Third Round
Abuja Stadium
6 Matches

Match Progress for Nigeria in 2022

Favorite Opponents of Nigeria

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