Nigeria 1997

Nigeria

CapitalLagos

Full nameNigeria

Foundation1945

Stadium Abuja National Stadium

Official websitehttps://www.thenff.com

Roster Nigeria 1997

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Table

All players

World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone

LG Cup

Friendlies

Goalkeepers

Abiodun Baruwa

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Shooting Stars

B.date	16/11/1974
Age	22 years
Height	1m80

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	1
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Joseph Dosu

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Reggiana

B.date	19/06/1973
Age	24 years

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Julius Berger

B.date	25/07/1973
Age	23 years
Height	1m75
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	2
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

William Okpara

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Orlando Pirates

B.date	07/05/1968
Age	29 years

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	2
Goals against	2
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	270
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Peter Rufai

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Deportivo

B.date	24/08/1963
Age	33 years
Height	1m87

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Ike Shorunmu

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

FC Zürich

B.date	16/10/1967
Age	29 years
Height	1m85
Weight	86 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Defenders

Augustine Eguavoen

Central defender

Nigeria

Torpedo Moscow

B.date	19/08/1965
Age	31 years
Height	1m85
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	76
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	1
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Emeka Ifejiagwa

Central defender

Nigeria

Udoji United

B.date	30/10/1977
Age	19 years
Height	1m84
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Chidi Nwanu

Central defender

Nigeria

RKC Waalwijk

B.date	01/01/1967
Age	30 years
Height	1m78
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Uche Okafor

Central defender

Nigeria

Kansas City

B.date	08/08/1967
Age	29 years
Height	1m90
Weight	86 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Uche Okechukwu

Central defender

Nigeria

Fenerbahçe

B.date	27/09/1967
Age	29 years
Height	1m87

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	450
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	60%
Draws	20%
Losses	20%

Godwin Okpara

Central defender

Nigeria

Strasbourg

B.date	20/09/1972
Age	24 years
Height	1m77
Weight	79 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	1
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	126
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Taribo West

Central defender

Nigeria

Auxerre

B.date	26/03/1974
Age	23 years
Height	1m85
Weight	81 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	25%
Losses	25%

Akin Ademife

Defender

Nigeria

Unknown

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	45
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Ganiyu Ajide

Defender

Nigeria

Julius Berger

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	270
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Mohamed Alhassan

Defender

Nigeria

Unknown

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Abiodun Obafemi

Defender

Nigeria

Reutlingen

B.date	25/12/1973
Age	23 years
Height	1m82
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	135
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Kingsley Obiekwu

Defender

Nigeria

GA Eagles

B.date	12/11/1974
Age	22 years

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	25%
Losses	50%

Samuel Okunowo

Right full-back

Nigeria

Barcelona B

B.date	01/03/1979
Age	18 years
Height	1m80
Weight	70 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	143
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Mobi Oparaku

Right full-back

Nigeria

Turnhout

B.date	01/12/1976
Age	20 years
Height	1m78
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	124
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Celestine Babayaro

Left full-back

Nigeria

Anderlecht

B.date	29/08/1978
Age	18 years
Height	1m75
Weight	69 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	3
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	277
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	25%
Losses	0%

Ben Iroha

Left full-back

Nigeria

D.C. United

B.date	29/11/1969
Age	27 years
Height	1m73
Weight	68 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Garba Lawal

Left full-back

Nigeria

Roda JC

B.date	22/05/1974
Age	23 years
Height	1m90
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	234
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	33%
Losses	0%

Midfielders

Prince Ikpe Ekong

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Estudiantes

B.date	05/10/1978
Age	18 years
Height	1m79
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	50%
Losses	50%

Sunday Oliseh

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

FC Köln

B.date	14/09/1974
Age	22 years
Height	1m83
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	360
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	25%
Losses	0%

Wilson Oruma

Centre Midfield

Nigeria

Nancy

B.date	30/12/1976
Age	20 years
Height	1m74
Weight	70 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	1
Efficiency	28
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	28
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Pascal Ojigwe

Left Midfielder

Nigeria

Kaiserslautern

B.date	11/12/1976
Age	20 years
Height	1m76
Weight	68 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	236
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	0%
Losses	67%

Emmanuel Ebiede

Midfield

Nigeria

Heerenveen

B.date	16/08/1978
Age	18 years
Height	1m85

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Taiwo Enegwea

Midfield

Nigeria

Unknown

B.date	29/06/1972
Age	25 years

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	229
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Issiaka Haliru

Midfield

Nigeria

Unknown

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	0
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	78
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Augustine Okocha

Left Offensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Fenerbahçe

B.date	14/08/1973
Age	23 years
Height	1m75
Weight	70 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	415
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	60%
Draws	20%
Losses	20%

Mutiu Adepoju

Offensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Real Sociedad

B.date	22/12/1970
Age	26 years
Height	1m80
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	360
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	0%
Losses	25%

Pius Ikedia

Right Offensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Bendel

B.date	11/07/1980
Age	16 years
Height	1m60
Weight	64 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	0
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	69
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Finidi

Right Offensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Real Betis

B.date	15/04/1971
Age	26 years
Height	1m87
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	218
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	33%
Losses	0%

Forwards

Jonathan Akpoborie

Striker

Nigeria

Hansa Rostock

B.date	20/10/1968
Age	28 years
Height	1m75
Weight	69 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	260
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	260
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	25%
Losses	25%

Daniel Amokachi

Striker

Nigeria

Besiktas

B.date	20/12/1972
Age	24 years
Height	1m82
Weight	81 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	2
Efficiency	219
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	437
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	60%
Draws	20%
Losses	20%

Raphael Chukwu

Striker

Nigeria

Mamelodi

B.date	22/07/1975
Age	21 years
Height	1m87

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	50%
Losses	50%

Efan Ekoku

Striker

Nigeria

Wimbledon FC

B.date	08/06/1967
Age	30 years
Height	1m86
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	18
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Victor Ikpeba

Striker

Nigeria

Monaco

B.date	12/06/1973
Age	24 years
Height	1m74
Weight	69 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	0
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	70
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	33%
Losses	0%

Nwankwo Kanu

Striker

Nigeria

Inter Milan

B.date	01/08/1976
Age	20 years
Height	1m96
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	23
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Christopher Ohen

Striker

Nigeria

Compostela

B.date	14/10/1970
Age	26 years
Height	1m82
Weight	75 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	5
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Kenneth Zeigbo

Striker

Nigeria

Legia Warsaw

B.date	16/06/1977
Age	20 years
Height	1m86
Weight	86 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	270
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	270
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	0%
Losses	67%

Tijjani Babangida

Right Winger

Nigeria

Ajax Amsterdam

B.date	25/09/1973
Age	23 years
Height	1m66
Weight	63 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	0
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	34
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	50%
Losses	0%

Teslim Babatunde Fatusi

Right Winger

Nigeria

ES Tunis

B.date	17/09/1977
Age	19 years

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	140
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Emmanuel Amunike

Left Winger

Nigeria

FC Barcelona

B.date	25/12/1970
Age	26 years
Height	1m76
Weight	70 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	3
On the bench	1
Goals	2
Efficiency	143
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	285
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	0%
Losses	25%

Baldwin Bazuaye

Forward

Nigeria

Concord FC

B.date	09/09/1968
Age	28 years

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	139
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Manager

Bora Milutinovic

Manager

B.date 07/09/1942

Age 54 years

Arrived on : 01/12/1997

Left on : 01/09/1998

2 Games

0 Victories

1 Losses

Success rate in this team:

0 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Philippe Troussier

Manager

B.date 21/03/1955

Age 42 years

Arrived on : 01/03/1997

Left on : 01/09/1997

6 Games

4 Victories

2 Losses

Success rate in this team:

67 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

47 %

Shaibu Amodu

Manager

B.date 18/04/1958

Age 39 years

Arrived on : 01/09/1996

Left on : 01/03/1997

1 Games

0 Victories

0 Losses

Success rate in this team:

20 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

20 %

Staff members

Carlos Alberto	Arrived on : 01/07/1995
assistant manager	Left on : 01/07/1997
Stephen Keshi	Arrived on : 01/07/1994
assistant manager	Left on : 15/04/2004

Games list

Last results

All

Home

Away

World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone

LG Cup

Friendlies

12/01	12/01/1997	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Group 1G1	Kenya	1 1	Nigeria
05/04	05/04/1997	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Group 1G1	Nigeria	2 1	Guinea
27/04	27/04/1997	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Group 1G1	Burkina Faso	1 2	Nigeria
07/06	07/06/1997	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Group 1G1	Nigeria	3 0	Kenya
07/08	07/08/1997	LG CupLGC	Semi-finalsS	Nigeria	1 0	Cameroon
09/08	09/08/1997	LG CupLGC	FinalFinal	Tunisia	2 0	Nigeria
16/08	16/08/1997	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Group 1G1	Guinea	1 0	Nigeria
15/12	15/12/1997	FriendliesF	AfricaA	Zambia	2 0	Nigeria
17/12	17/12/1997	FriendliesF	AfricaA	Zambia	0 0	Nigeria

Competitions overview 1997Last updated on 08/05/2024 at 13:58

World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
5	3	1	1	8	4	4
Friendlies
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
LG Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
2	1	0	1	1	2	-1
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
9	4	2	3	9	8	1

Transfers: In

Players in
Staff members in
01/03	01/03/1997	P. Troussier	FUS Rabat	manager

Transfers: Out

Players out
Staff members out
01/07	01/07/1997	Carlos Alberto	Botafogo	assistant manager
01/09	01/09/1997	P. Troussier	Burkina Faso	manager

Trophy room

Victories

CAN	3	201319941980
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1	1995

Runner-ups

CAN	5	20242000199019881984
CHAN	1	2018
LG Cup	1	1997

Data verified since 1963

Club overall statsLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 11:20

Number of matches without scoring

All competitions

44%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

All competitions

33%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

All competitions

33%

Number of times the team scores first

All competitions

44%

Number of times the opponent scores first

All competitions

44%

Average minute of the first goal scored

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal conceded

All competitions

Most frequent score

Score	All competitions
Home

Score	All competitions
Away
1 - 1	1 times
1 - 2	1 times
2 - 0	2 times
1 - 0	1 times
0 - 0	1 times

Score	All competitions
Total
1 - 1	1 times
1 - 2	2 times
0 - 3	1 times
0 - 1	1 times
2 - 0	2 times
1 - 0	1 times
0 - 0	1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

All competitions

Total

100%

Result when the opponent scores first

All competitions

Total

25%

75%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

All competitions

22%

55%

23%

Min./Match

Goals per quarterLast updated on 13/05/2024 at 10:16

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	1	1
16 - 30	0	1
31 - 45	2	0
46 - 60	2	3
61 - 75	2	0
76 - 90	2	3

Best club streaksLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 11:20

Series	Total
consecutive wins	4
consecutive draws	4
consecutive losses	3
consecutive matches without a win	4
consecutive matches without a draw	7
consecutive matches without a loss	5
matches with at least one goal scored	5
matches with at least one goal conceded	3
matches without scoring any goal	4
matches without conceding any goal	2

Running streaksLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 11:20

Series Running	Total
consecutive wins
consecutive draws
consecutive losses
consecutive matches without a win		4
consecutive matches without a draw
consecutive matches without a loss		1
matches with at least one goal scored
matches with at least one goal conceded
matches without scoring any goal		4
matches without conceding any goal		1

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Nigeria 1997

Roster Nigeria 1997

Games list

Manager

Staff members

Games list

Competitions overview 1997Last updated on 08/05/2024 at 13:58

Total

Transfers: In

Players in

Staff members in

Transfers: Out

Players out

Staff members out

Trophy room

Victories

Runner-ups

Club overall statsLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 11:20

Number of matches without scoring

Number of matches without conceding a goal

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

Number of times the team scores first

Number of times the opponent scores first

Average minute of the first goal scored

Average minute of the first goal conceded

Most frequent score

Result when the team scores first

Result when the opponent scores first

Time leading and behind score

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