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General Information for Nigeria
Nigeria Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1960
Average height in 1998
1.81m
Average age in 1998
24.6
Confederation
CAF
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1998
Coaches in 1998
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
provided by Tony Hollner
Milutinović, Bora (Coach)
Day of Birth
1944-09-07
Place of Birth
Bajina Bašta
(Serbia)
Height
1.77m
Matches
9
(4 /
5)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Amodu, Shaibu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1958-04-18
Day of Death
2016-06-10
Matches
1
(1 /
0)
Players of Nigeria in 1998
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Rufai, Peter | 1963-08-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Deportivo La Coruña | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baruwa, Abiodun | 1974-11-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
Sturm Graz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Williams | 1968-05-07 | Goalkeeper |
|
Orlando Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shorunmu, Ike | 1967-10-16 | Goalkeeper |
|
FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West, Taribo | 1974-03-26 | Centre Back |
|
Inter Milano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okechukwu, Uche | 1967-09-27 | Centre Back |
|
Fenerbahçe SK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babayaro, Celestine | 1978-08-29 | Left Back |
|
Chelsea FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakpoke, Jero | 1979-12-05 | Right Back |
|
AC Reggiana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajide, Ganiyu | Defender |
|
Julius Berger Lagos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Okafor, Uche | 1967-08-08 | Centre Back |
|
Kansas City Wizards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiekwu, Kingsley | 1974-11-12 | Defender |
|
Al-Ahli Dubai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okpara, Godwin | 1972-09-20 | Centre Back |
|
RC Strasbourg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroha, Ben | 1969-11-29 | Left Back |
|
Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oparaku, Mobi | 1976-12-01 | Right Back |
|
Cappellen FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eguavoen, Augustine | 1965-08-19 | Centre Back |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okunowo, Samuel | 1979-03-01 | Right Back |
|
FC Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babalade, Ajibade | 1972-03-29 | Defender |
|
Sturm Graz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Garba | 1974-05-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Roda JC Kerkrade | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliseh, Sunday | 1974-09-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George, Finidi | 1971-04-15 | Right Midfielder |
|
Real Betis Sevilla | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adepoju, Mutiu | 1970-12-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Real Sociedad San Sebastian | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okocha, Jay-Jay | 1973-08-14 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oruma, Wilson | 1976-12-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Samsunspor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garba, Ahmed 'Yaro-Yaro' | 1980-05-24 | Midfielder |
|
Kano Pillars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onwuzuruike, Henry | 1979-12-26 | Left Midfielder |
|
SC Heerenveen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebiede, Emmanuel | 1978-08-16 | Midfielder |
|
SC Heerenveen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojigwe, Karibe | 1976-12-11 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
1.FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udi, Duke | 1976-05-05 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Hapoel Ironi Rishon-Letzion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adu, Sunday | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ilevbare, Sunday | Midfielder |
|
Shooting Stars SC Ibadan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ikpeba, Victor | 1973-06-12 | Centre Forward |
|
AS Monaco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu, Nwankwo | 1976-08-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Arsenal FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yekini, Rashidi | 1964-10-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Al-Shabab ar-Riyāḍ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amokachi, Daniel | 1972-12-30 | Centre Forward |
|
Beşiktaş JK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okolosi, Gabriel | 1974-07-08 | Striker |
|
Espérance Tunis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onya, Patrick Pascal | 1974-12-14 | Striker |
|
Altay İzmir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babangida, Tijani | 1973-09-25 | Right Winger |
|
Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ottiji, Amaechi | 1969-12-28 | Centre Forward |
|
SC Weismain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayorinde, Samuel | 1974-10-20 | Striker |
|
Stade Tunisien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siasia, Samson | 1967-08-14 | Right Winger |
|
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akpoborie, Jonathan | 1968-10-20 | Centre Forward |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obiorah, James | 1978-08-24 | Centre Forward |
|
Grasshopper Zürich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Nigeria in 1998
Missing match data:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-28 |
|
|
1:0 p | Friendly | Hong Kong | |
| 1998-02-22 |
|
|
2:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-04-22 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-05-29 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-06-05 |
|
|
5:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1998-06-13 |
|
|
2:3 c | World Cup 1998 - Group D | ||
| 1998-06-19 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group D | ||
| 1998-06-24 |
|
|
1:3 c | World Cup 1998 - Group D | ||
| 1998-06-28 |
|
|
1:4 c | World Cup 1998 - Round of 16 | ||
| 1998-10-04 |
|
|
0:0 c | African 2000 - Group 5 | ||
| 10 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Nigeria in 1998
Favorite Opponents of Nigeria
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
|
22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 |
|
19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
|
19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 |
|
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
|
|
17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
|
13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
|
13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
|
12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
|
12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
|
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Brazil (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 552 | 263 | 140 | 149 | 848 |