Nigeria 2008

Nigeria

CapitalLagos

Full nameNigeria

Foundation1945

Stadium Abuja National Stadium

Official websitehttps://www.thenff.com

Roster Nigeria 2008

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Table

All players

CAF Nations Cup

Friendlies

World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone

Goalkeepers

Dele Aiyenugba

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Bnei Yehuda

B.date	20/11/1983
Age	24 years
Height	1m80
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	2
Goals against	2
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	25%
Losses	0%

Austin Ejide

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

Bastia

B.date	08/04/1984
Age	24 years
Height	1m90
Weight	98 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	2
Goals against	3
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	25%
Losses	50%

Vincent Enyeama

Goalkeeper

Nigeria

H. Tel-Aviv

B.date	29/08/1982
Age	25 years
Height	1m82
Weight	87 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	4
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	450
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	80%
Draws	0%
Losses	20%

Defenders

Rabiu Afolabi

Central defender

Nigeria

Sochaux

B.date	18/04/1980
Age	28 years
Height	1m83
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	1
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	91
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Danny Shittu

Central defender

Nigeria

Watford

B.date	02/09/1980
Age	27 years
Height	1m91
Weight	95 kg

Display stats

Played matches	7
First team matches	7
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	630
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	43%
Draws	14%
Losses	43%

Kingsley Udoh

Central defender

Nigeria

Akwa United

B.date	07/12/1990
Age	17 years
Height	1m75

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	10
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Onyekachi Apam

Right central defender

Nigeria

Nice

B.date	30/12/1986
Age	21 years
Height	1m80
Weight	84 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	0%
Losses	100%

Obinna Nwaneri

Right central defender

Nigeria

FC Sion

B.date	19/03/1982
Age	26 years
Height	1m83
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	11
First team matches	11
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	980
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	980
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	64%
Draws	18%
Losses	18%

Efe Ambrose

Right central defender

Nigeria

Kaduna United

B.date	18/10/1988
Age	19 years
Height	1m90
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	9
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Joseph Yobo

Right central defender

Nigeria

Everton

B.date	06/09/1980
Age	27 years
Height	1m82
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	10
First team matches	10
On the bench	0
Goals	2
Efficiency	450
Own goals	1
Assists	0
Minutes played	900
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	60%
Draws	20%
Losses	20%

Ifeanyi Emeghara

Right full-back

Nigeria

Steaua

B.date	24/03/1984
Age	24 years
Height	1m73
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	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Yusuf Mohamed

Right full-back

Nigeria

Al Hilal

B.date	05/11/1983
Age	24 years
Height	1m77
Weight	75 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	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Chidi Odiah

Right full-back

Nigeria

CSKA Moscow

B.date	17/12/1983
Age	24 years
Height	1m80
Weight	79 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	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Taye Taiwo

Left full-back

Nigeria

Marseille

B.date	16/04/1985
Age	23 years
Height	1m83
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	12
First team matches	12
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1080
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	58%
Draws	17%
Losses	25%

Midfielders

Sani Kaita

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Sp. Rotterdam

B.date	02/05/1986
Age	22 years
Height	1m79
Weight	64 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	266
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	1
Victories	67%
Draws	0%
Losses	33%

Chris Obodo

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Udinese

B.date	11/05/1984
Age	24 years
Height	1m80
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	1
Efficiency	174
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	174
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	0%
Losses	33%

Seyi Olofinjana

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Wolverhampton

B.date	30/06/1980
Age	28 years
Height	1m88
Weight	85 kg

Display stats

Played matches	7
First team matches	5
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	502
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	57%
Draws	14%
Losses	29%

Oladapo Olufemi

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Boavista

B.date	11/05/1988
Age	20 years
Height	1m90
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	11
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Ayila Yussuf

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Dynamo Kyiv

B.date	04/11/1984
Age	23 years
Height	1m82
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	7
First team matches	7
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	598
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	86%
Draws	14%
Losses	0%

John Obi Mikel

Defensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Chelsea

B.date	22/04/1987
Age	21 years
Height	1m88
Weight	86 kg

Display stats

Played matches	8
First team matches	7
On the bench	1
Goals	1
Efficiency	620
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	620
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	25%
Losses	25%

Onyekachi Okonkwo

Right central midfielder

Nigeria

FC Zürich

B.date	13/05/1982
Age	26 years
Height	1m80
Weight	71 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	1
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	114
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Dickson Etuhu

Midfield

Nigeria

Sunderland

B.date	08/06/1982
Age	26 years
Height	1m88
Weight	83 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%

Richard Eromoigbe

Left Offensive Midfielder

Nigeria

Levski Sofia

B.date	26/06/1984
Age	24 years
Height	1m80
Weight	70 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	1
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	127
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	0%
Losses	33%

Forwards

Joseph Akpala

Striker

Nigeria

Club Brugge

B.date	24/08/1986
Age	21 years
Height	1m85
Weight	81 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	0
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	35
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Yakubu Ayegbeni

Striker

Nigeria

Everton

B.date	22/11/1982
Age	25 years
Height	1m83
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	12
First team matches	11
On the bench	1
Goals	3
Efficiency	304
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	912
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	58%
Draws	17%
Losses	25%

Nwankwo Kanu

Striker

Nigeria

Portsmouth

B.date	01/08/1976
Age	31 years
Height	1m96
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	6
First team matches	5
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	401
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	17%
Losses	33%

Stephen Makinwa

Striker

Nigeria

Lazio

B.date	26/07/1983
Age	24 years
Height	1m86
Weight	78 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	0
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	1
Minutes played	63
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Obafemi Martins

Striker

Nigeria

Newcastle

B.date	28/10/1984
Age	23 years
Height	1m70
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	123
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	50%
Losses	50%

Kayode Odejayi

Striker

Nigeria

Barnsley

B.date	21/02/1982
Age	26 years
Height	1m91
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	7
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Victor Anichebe

Striker

Nigeria

Everton

B.date	23/04/1988
Age	20 years
Height	1m91
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	2
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	147
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	25%
Losses	0%

Kalu Uche

Striker

Nigeria

Almería

B.date	15/11/1982
Age	25 years
Height	1m79
Weight	71 kg

Display stats

Played matches	8
First team matches	6
On the bench	2
Goals	1
Efficiency	516
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	516
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	75%
Draws	13%
Losses	13%

John Utaka

Striker

Nigeria

Portsmouth

B.date	08/01/1982
Age	26 years
Height	1m82
Weight	81 kg

Display stats

Played matches	8
First team matches	5
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	457
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	63%
Draws	25%
Losses	13%

Peter Odemwingie

Centre forward

Nigeria

Lokomotiv M

B.date	15/07/1981
Age	26 years
Height	1m82
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	10
First team matches	6
On the bench	4
Goals	1
Efficiency	595
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	595
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	60%
Draws	20%
Losses	20%

Chinedu Obasi

Versatile Forward

Nigeria

Hoffenheim

B.date	01/06/1986
Age	22 years
Height	1m88
Weight	78 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	22
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Ikechukwu Uche

Versatile Forward

Nigeria

Getafe

B.date	05/01/1984
Age	24 years
Height	1m78
Weight	71 kg

Display stats

Played matches	12
First team matches	10
On the bench	2
Goals	4
Efficiency	215
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	861
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	17%
Losses	17%

Manasseh Ishiaku

Forward

Nigeria

Duisburg

B.date	09/01/1983
Age	25 years
Height	1m84
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

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

Victor Obinna

Forward

Nigeria

Chievo Verona

B.date	25/03/1987
Age	21 years
Height	1m82
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	8
First team matches	4
On the bench	4
Goals	1
Efficiency	422
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	422
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	63%
Draws	13%
Losses	25%

Solomon Okoronkwo

Forward

Nigeria

Saturn

B.date	02/03/1987
Age	21 years
Height	1m86
Weight	78 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	29
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Christian Okpala

Forward

Nigeria

Reutlingen

B.date	20/11/1976
Age	31 years
Height	1m87
Weight	85 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	29
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Manager

Shaibu Amodu

Manager

B.date 18/04/1958

Age 50 years

Arrived on : 10/04/2008

Left on : 06/02/2010

8 Games

6 Victories

1 Losses

Success rate in this team:

45 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

Berti Vogts

Manager

B.date 30/12/1946

Age 61 years

Arrived on : 15/01/2007

Left on : 20/02/2008

Preferred formation 4-3-3 100%

5 Games

2 Victories

2 Losses

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

51 %

Staff members

Daniel Amokachi	Arrived on : 10/04/2008
assistant manager	Left on : 01/07/2015
Samson Siasia	Arrived on : 26/03/2008
assistant manager	Left on : 31/12/2008
Steffen Freund	Arrived on : 01/01/2008
assistant manager	Left on : 20/02/2008
Ulrich Stein	Arrived on : 20/02/2007
goalkeeping coach	Left on : 20/02/2008
Augustine Eguavoen	Arrived on : 15/01/2007
Technical Director	Left on : 08/03/2008
Ntiero Effiom	Arrived on : 01/05/2004
Women Team Manager	Left on : 01/07/2013

Games list

Last results

All

Home

Away

Friendlies

CAF Nations Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone

09/01	09/01/2008	FriendliesF	AfricaA	Nigeria	2 0	Sudan
21/01	21/01/2008	CAF Nations CupCAFNC	Group BGB	Nigeria	0 1	Ivory Coast
25/01	25/01/2008	CAF Nations CupCAFNC	Group BGB	Nigeria	0 0	Mali
29/01	29/01/2008	CAF Nations CupCAFNC	Group BGB	Nigeria	2 0	Benin
03/02	03/02/2008	CAF Nations CupCAFNC	Quarter-finalsQ	Ghana	2 1	Nigeria
27/05	27/05/2008	FriendliesF	IntercontinentalI	Austria	1 1	Nigeria
01/06	01/06/2008	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Groupe 4G4	Nigeria	2 0	South Africa
07/06	07/06/2008	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Groupe 4G4	Sierra Leone	0 1	Nigeria
15/06	15/06/2008	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Groupe 4G4	Eq. Guinea	0 1	Nigeria
21/06	21/06/2008	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Groupe 4G4	Nigeria	2 0	Eq. Guinea
06/09	06/09/2008	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Groupe 4G4	South Africa	0 1	Nigeria
11/10	11/10/2008	World Cup Qualifying - Africa ZoneWCQAZ	Groupe 4G4	Nigeria	4 1	Sierra Leone
19/11	19/11/2008	FriendliesF	IntercontinentalI	Colombia	1 0	Nigeria

Competitions overview 2008Last updated on 27/04/2024 at 21:34

CAF Nations Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
4	1	1	2	3	3	0
World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
6	6	0	0	11	1	10
Friendlies
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
3	1	1	1	3	2	1
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
13	8	2	3	17	6	11

Transfers: In

Players in
Staff members in
01/01	01/01/2008	Steffen Freund	Germany U-20	assistant manager
26/03	26/03/2008	Samson Siasia	Zafririm Holon	assistant manager
10/04	10/04/2008	Shaibu Amodu	Free	manager
10/04	10/04/2008	Daniel Amokachi	Enyimba	assistant manager

Transfers: Out

Players out
Staff members out
20/02	20/02/2008	Steffen Freund	Germany U-20	assistant manager
20/02	20/02/2008	Ulrich Stein	Free	goalkeeping coach
20/02	20/02/2008	Berti Vogts	Free	manager
08/03	08/03/2008	A. Eguavoen	Free	Technical Director

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 01/05/2024 at 17:22

Number of matches without scoring

All competitions

23%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

All competitions

62%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

All competitions

15%

Number of times the team scores first

All competitions

69%

Number of times the opponent scores first

All competitions

23%

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
2 - 1	1 times
1 - 1	1 times
0 - 1	1 times
1 - 0	1 times

Score	All competitions
Total
0 - 2	4 times
1 - 0	2 times
0 - 0	1 times
2 - 1	1 times
1 - 1	1 times
0 - 1	3 times
1 - 4	1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

All competitions

Total

88.89%

11.11%

Result when the opponent scores first

All competitions

Total

33.33%

66.67%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

All competitions

32%

64%

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 17:22

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 05:57

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	2	1
16 - 30	2	0
31 - 45	5	2
Best scorer : Peter Odemwingie - 3 Goals
46 - 60	2	0
61 - 75	2	1
Best scorer : Ikechukwu Uche - 2 Goals
76 - 90	4	2
Best scorer : Ikechukwu Uche - 2 Goals

Best club streaksLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 17:22

Series	Total
consecutive wins	6
consecutive draws	6
consecutive losses	1
consecutive matches without a win	2
consecutive matches without a draw	7
consecutive matches without a loss	7
matches with at least one goal scored	9
matches with at least one goal conceded	2
matches without scoring any goal	2
matches without conceding any goal	5

Running streaksLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 17:22

Series Running	Total
consecutive wins
consecutive draws
consecutive losses		1
consecutive matches without a win		1
consecutive matches without a draw		7
consecutive matches without a loss
matches with at least one goal scored
matches with at least one goal conceded		2
matches without scoring any goal		1
matches without conceding any goal

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Nigeria 2008

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Manager

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Games list

Competitions overview 2008Last updated on 27/04/2024 at 21:34

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 01/05/2024 at 17:22

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

Season formLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 17:22

Goals per quarterLast updated on 12/05/2024 at 05:57

Best club streaksLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 17:22

Running streaksLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 17:22

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