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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 2024
1.83m
Average age in 2024
25.3
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2024
Coaches in 2024
provided by Tony Hollner
Peseiro, José (Coach)
Day of Birth
1960-04-04
Place of Birth
Coruche
(Portugal)
Matches
8
(7 /
1)
Kindly provided by Tsipras
Kindly provided by Tony Hollner
George, Finidi (Coach)
Day of Birth
1971-04-15
Place of Birth
Port Harcourt
(Nigeria)
Height
1.87m
Matches
4
(2 /
2)
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Kindly provided by Arkadi
Eguavoen, Augustine (Coach)
Day of Birth
1965-08-19
Place of Birth
Sapele
(Nigeria)
Height
1.91m
Matches
5
(5 /
0)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Ogunmodede, Daniel (Coach)
Day of Birth
1980-05-19
Matches
2
(2 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 2024
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Nwabili, Stanley | 1996-06-10 | Goalkeeper |
|
Chippa United Port Elizabeth | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozoemena, Henry | 2000-10-22 | Goalkeeper |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okoye, Maduka | 1999-08-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Udinese Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uzoho, Francis | 1998-10-28 | Goalkeeper |
|
Omonia Lefkosias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajayi, Semi | 1993-11-09 | Centre Back |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassey, Calvin | 1999-12-31 | Left Back |
|
Fulham FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troost-Ekong, William | 1993-09-01 | Centre Back |
|
Al-Kholood ar-Rass | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aina, Ola | 1996-10-08 | Right Back |
|
Nottingham Forest | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanusi, Zaidu | 1997-06-13 | Left Back |
|
FC Porto | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyemaechi, Bruno | 1999-04-03 | Left Back |
|
Olympiakos Piraios | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omeruo, Kenneth | 1993-10-17 | Centre Back |
|
Kasımpaşa SK | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awaziem, Chidozie | 1997-01-13 | Centre Back |
|
FC Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanimu, Benjamin | 2002-07-24 | Centre Back |
|
Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sodiq, Ismail | 2003-08-13 | Right Back |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior, Nduka | 2003-08-01 | Centre Back |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obot, Imo | 1995-06-18 | Left Back |
|
Enyimba Aba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyebuchi, Ifeanyi | 2000-04-04 | Centre Back |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osho, Gabriel | 1998-08-14 | Centre Back |
|
AJ Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins, Jamilu | 1994-08-05 | Left Back |
|
Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manyo, Stephen | 2000-10-04 | Centre Back |
|
Rivers United Port Harcourt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndah, Olisa | 1996-01-21 | Centre Back |
|
Orlando Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojetoye, Waliu | 2004-04-29 | Right Back |
|
Ikorodu City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iwobi, Alex | 1996-05-03 | Left Midfielder |
|
Fulham FC | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyeka, Frank | 1998-01-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Augsburg | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osayi-Samuel, Bright | 1997-12-31 | Right Midfielder |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndidi, Wilfred | 1996-12-16 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Leicester City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwueze, Samuel | 1999-05-22 | Right Midfielder |
|
AC Milan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyedika, Raphael | 2001-04-19 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Club Brugge | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuf, Alhassan | 2000-07-18 | Centre Midfielder |
|
New England Revolution | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dele-Bashiru, Fisayo | 2001-02-06 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Lazio Roma | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac, Saviour | 2002-01-01 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatokun, Jide | 1998-02-13 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Al-Merreikh Omdurman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Zayyad | 1999-03-04 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aribo, Joe | 1996-07-21 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Southampton FC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel, Papa | 2002-01-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Niger Tornadoes Minna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogunleye, Kazeem | 2006-07-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Enugu Rangers International | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olawoyin, Ibrahim | 1997-12-01 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Çaykur Rizespor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lookman, Ademola | 1997-10-20 | Left Winger |
|
Atalanta Bergamo | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon, Moses | 1995-07-12 | Left Winger |
|
FC Nantes | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osimhen, Victor | 1998-12-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Galatasaray SK | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | 1996-10-03 | Centre Forward |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boniface, Victor | 2000-12-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adamu, Abubakar | 1997-06-09 | Left Winger |
|
Plateau United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alimi, Sikiru | 1996-03-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Remo Stars Ijebu-Ode | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onuachu, Paul | 1994-05-28 | Centre Forward |
|
Southampton FC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moffi, Terem | 1999-05-25 | Centre Forward |
|
OGC Nice | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dessers, Cyriel | 1994-12-08 | Centre Forward |
|
Glasgow Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadiq, Umar | 1997-02-02 | Centre Forward |
|
Valencia CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuf, Anas | 2004 | Left Winger |
|
Nasarawa United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awoniyi, Taiwo | 1997-08-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Nottingham Forest | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbole, Emmanuel | 2003-04-13 | Centre Forward |
|
Olympic Zawiya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa, Ahmed | 1992-10-14 | Right Winger |
|
Kano Pillars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 2024
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 |
|
|
2:0 p | Friendly | ||
| 2024-01-14 |
|
|
1:1 c | African 2023 - Group A | ||
| 2024-01-18 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2023 - Group A | ||
| 2024-01-22 |
|
|
0:1 c | African 2023 - Group A | ||
| 2024-01-27 |
|
|
2:0 c | African 2023 - Round of 16 | ||
| 2024-02-02 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2023 - Quarter Finals | ||
| 2024-02-07 |
|
|
1:1 (4:2) c | African 2023 - Semi Finals | ||
| 2024-02-11 |
|
|
2:1 c | African 2023 - Final | ||
| 2024-03-22 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2024-03-26 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2024-06-07 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2024-06-10 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 2026 - Group C | ||
| 2024-09-07 |
|
|
3:0 c | African 2025 - Group D | ||
| 2024-09-10 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2025 - Group D | ||
| 2024-10-11 |
|
|
1:0 c | African 2025 - Group D | ||
| 2024-10-15 |
|
|
0:3 c | African 2025 - Group D | ||
| 2024-11-14 |
|
|
1:1 c | African 2025 - Group D | ||
| 2024-11-18 |
|
|
1:2 c | African 2025 - Group D | ||
| 2024-12-22 |
|
|
0:0 c | CHAN 2024 - Second Round | ||
| 2024-12-28 |
|
|
3:1 c | CHAN 2024 - Second Round | ||
| 20 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 2024
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
|
|
22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 |
|
|
19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
|
17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
|
15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
|
15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
|
13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
|
13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|
|
12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
|
11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
|
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
|
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
|
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
|
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 535 | 255 | 137 | 143 | 813 |