Nigeria national football team

Nigeria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Super Eagles
Association Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Samson Siasia
Asst coach Ben Iroha (interim)
Captain Joseph Yobo
Most caps Mudashiru Lawal/Nwankwo Kanu (86)
Top scorer Rashidi Yekini (37)
Home stadium Abuja Stadium
FIFA code NGA
FIFA ranking 30
Highest FIFA ranking 5 (April 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking 82 (November 1999)
Elo ranking 38
Highest Elo ranking 14 (31 May 2004)
Lowest Elo ranking 87 (27 December 1964)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Flag of British Colonial Nigeria.svg Nigeria 2 – 0 Sierra Leone Ng westafricasettlements.png
Freetown, Sierra Leone; (8 October 1949)
Biggest win
Flag of British Colonial Nigeria.svg Nigeria 10 – 1 Dahomey Flag of Benin.svg
(Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Gold Coast.svg Gold Coast 7 – 0 Nigeria Flag of British Colonial Nigeria.svg
(Accra, Ghana; 1 June 1955)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1994)
Best result Round of 16, 1994 and 1998
African Nations Cup
Appearances 16 (First in 1963)
Best result Winners, 1980 and 1994
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1995)
Best result 4th, 1995
Olympic medal record
Men’s Football[1]
Gold 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver 2008 Beijing Team|}

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994. They won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the Africa Cup of Nations on two occasions, and have reached the World Cup finals four times.

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History

After playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s[2], Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a British colony. The team played warmup games in England against various amateur teams like Dulwich Hamlet, Bishop Auckland and South Liverpool. The team's first major success was a gold medal in the 2nd All-Africa games, with 3rd place finishes in 1976 and 1978's African Cup of Nations to follow. In 1980 the team had such players as Leyton Orient's John Chiedozie and Tunji Banjo, and the Muda Lawal / Christian Chukwu-led Super Eagles won the Cup for the first time in Lagos. In 1984 and 1988, Nigeria reached the Cup of Nations final, losing both times to Cameroon. Three of the four African titles won by Cameroon have been won by defeating Nigeria. Missing out to Cameroon on many occasions has created an intense rivalry between both nations. Two notable occasions; narrowly losing out on qualification for 1990 World Cup and then the controversial final of the 2000 African Nations Cup where a goal scored by Victor Ikpeba during a penalty shoot out was disallowed by the referee.

1994 World Cup

Nigeria finally reached the World Cup for the first time in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. They were managed by Clemens Westerhof. Nigeria topped its group which included Argentina, Bulgaria, and Greece. In its first game Nigeria defeated Bulgaria 3–0, lost to Argentina 1–2, and qualified for the second round after a 2–0 victory over Greece. In the second round Nigeria played Italy and took the lead with a goal from Amunike at 25 min. Nigeria were within one minute of qualifying for the Quarter finals of 1994 World Cup in the game against Italy but Roberto Baggio scored to take the game to extra time. He also scored the eventual winning goal.

1998 World Cup

In 1998 Nigeria returned to the World Cup alongside Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa. Optimism was high due to its manager Bora Milutinović and the return of most 1994 squad members. In the final tournament Nigeria were drawn into group D with Spain, Bulgaria, Paraguay. Nigeria scored a major upset by defeating Spain 3–2 after coming back twice from being 1–0 and 2–1 down. The Eagles qualified for the second round with win against Bulgaria and loss to Paraguay. The team's hopes of surpassing its 1994 performance was shattered after a 4–1 loss to Denmark.

2002 World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan, saw Nigeria again qualify with optimism. With a new squad and distinctive pastel green kits the Super Eagles were expected to build on its strong performances in the 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. Nigeria were drawn into group F with powerhouses Sweden, Argentina, and England. The first game against Argentina started with a strong defence that kept the first half scoreless. In the 61st minute Gabriel Batistuta breached the Nigerian defense to put Argentina in the lead 1–0 and win the game. Nigeria's second game against Sweden saw them take the lead but later lose 2–1. Nigeria then drew 0–0 with England and bowed out in the first round.

2006 World Cup

Nigeria missed out on qualification for the 2006 World Cup after finishing level on points in the qualification group with Angola, but having an inferior record in the matches between the sides.

2010 World Cup

On 14 November 2009, Nigeria qualified for the 2010 World Cup after defeating Kenya by 3–2 in Nairobi.[3]

Nigeria lost its opening match against Argentina 1–0 at Ellis Park Stadium following a Gabriel Heinze header in the 6th minute.[4] In its second game Nigeria led early on by a goal from Kalu Uche. A red card against Sani Kaita gave Greece the advantage. Greece scored the equalizer early in the second half and Nigeria conceded the second goal and lost the game 2–1. They then drew 2–2 with South Korea and failed to qualify for the next round. On 30 June 2010, following its early exit and poor showing, the President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan suspended the national football team from international competition for two years.[5] This suspension put the team at risk of being banned from international football by FIFA for reasons of political interference.[6] On 5 July 2010, the Nigerian government rescinded its ban of the national football team from FIFA/CAF football competitions.[7]

African Nations Cup

Nigeria won the African Nations Cup twice (1980 and 1994). More recently they took third place at the 2002 African Nations Cup, the 2004 African Nations Cup, the 2006 African Nations Cup, and the 2010 African Nations Cup.

Achievements

1980, 1994
  • All-Africa Games: 1
1973
  • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1
1995
  • CEDEAO Cup: 1
1990
Atlanta 1996[1]
Beijing 2008[1]
  • World team of the year: 1
1996

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1958 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1962 to 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1994 Round of 16 9 4 2 0 2 7 4
France 1998 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 6 9
JapanSouth Korea 2002 Round 1 27 3 0 1 2 1 3
Germany 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Africa 2010 Round 1 27 3 0 1 2 3 5
Total 4/19 14 4 2 8 17 21

Confederations Cup record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1995 Fourth place 3 1 2 0 4 1
1997 to 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 1/8 3 1 2 0 4 1

African Cup of Nations record

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 2
Appearances: 16
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Sudan 1957 Did not enter Ethiopia 1976 Third place Tunisia 1994 Champions
United Arab Republic 1959 Did not enter Ghana 1978 Third place South Africa 1996 Withdrew from tournament
Ethiopia 1962 Withdrew from tournament Nigeria 1980 Champions Burkina Faso 1998 Disqualified for failure to participate in 1996
Ghana 1963 Round 1 Libya 1982 Round 1 GhanaNigeria 2000 Second place
Tunisia 1965 Did not qualify Côte d'Ivoire 1984 Second place Mali 2002 Third place
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify Egypt 1986 Did not qualify Tunisia 2004 Third place
Sudan 1970 Did not qualify Morocco 1988 Second place Egypt 2006 Third place
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify Algeria 1990 Second place Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals
Egypt 1974 Did not qualify Senegal 1992 Third place Angola 2010 Third place

2010 FIFA World Cup/African Cup of Nations

Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations: 2nd Round
Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 6 0 0 11 1 +10 18
 South Africa 6 2 1 3 5 5 0 7
 Sierra Leone 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7
 Equatorial Guinea 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3
  Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa
Equatorial Guinea  — 0 – 1 2 – 0 0 – 1
Nigeria  2 – 0 — 4 – 1 2 – 0
Sierra Leone  2 – 1 0 – 1 — 1 – 0
South Africa  4 – 1 0 – 1 0 – 0 —

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • South Africa and Sierra Leone are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Note: South Africa were automatically qualified as hosts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, they were subject to the same rules as other nations for continuation to the next stage of the qualifiers. Failure to advance from this group eliminated them from the qualifiers for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations: 3rd Round
Group B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
 Tunisia 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7
 Kenya 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 3
  Kenya Mozambique Nigeria Tunisia
Kenya  — 2 – 1 2 – 3 1 – 2
Mozambique  1 – 0 — 0 – 0 1 – 0
Nigeria  3 – 0 1 – 0 — 2 – 2
Tunisia  1 – 0 2 – 0 0 – 0 —
Legend
Countries that qualified for the 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations
Countries that qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations

2010 African Cup of Nations
Group C

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Benin 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1

Recent results

2010-03-03
 Nigeria  5–2  Congo DR Abuja Stadium, Abuja
2010-05-25
 Nigeria  0–0  Saudi Arabia Alpenstadion, Wattens, Austria
Report
2010-05-30
 Nigeria  1–1  Colombia Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes, England
Lukman Goal 70' Report Valdez Goal 22'
2010-06-06
 Nigeria  3–1  Korea DPR Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa, South Africa
Yakubu Goal 17'
Nsofor Goal 60'
Martins Goal 89'		 Report Jong Tae-Se Goal 64'

FIFA World Cup 2010

12 June 2010
16:00
 Argentina  1–0  Nigeria Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,686
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Heinze Goal 6' Report
17 June 2010
16:00
 Greece  2–1 Nigeria  Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 31,593
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Salpigidis Goal 44'
Torosidis Goal 71'		 Report Uche Goal 16'
2010-06-22
20:30 UTC+2
 Nigeria  2–2  Korea Republic Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 61,874
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)
Uche Goal 12'
Ayegbeni Goal 69' (pen.)		 Report Lee Jung-Soo Goal 38'
Park Chu-Young Goal 49'
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Korea Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1

Current squad

The following players were called up for the September 3rd Cup of Nations Qualifier against Madagascar. [8] Caps and goals correct as of August 11, 2010.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Vincent Enyeama 29 August 1982 (1982-08-29) (age 28) 58 0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
23 GK Dele Aiyenugba 20 November 1983 (1983-11-20) (age 27) 10 0 Israel Bnei Yehuda
GK Bassey Akpan 6 January 1984 (1984-01-06) (age 27) 1 0 Nigeria Bayelsa United
6 DF Danny Shittu 2 September 1980 (1980-09-02) (age 30) 29 0 England Bolton Wanderers
2 DF Joseph Yobo 6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) (age 30) 70 4 England Everton
DF Sam Sodje 25 May 1979 (1979-05-25) (age 31) 5 0 England Portsmouth
17 DF Chidi Odiah 17 December 1983 (1983-12-17) (age 27) 27 1 Russia CSKA Moscow
DF Terna Suswam 5 September 1991 (1991-09-05) (age 19) 2 0 Nigeria Lobi Stars
DF Emmanuel Anyanwu 1 0 Nigeria Enyimba
DF Promise Onuh 0 0 Nigeria Tornadoes
DF Valentine Nwabili 1 0 Nigeria Enyimba
DF Ugwu Uwadiegu 0 0 Nigeria Enugu Rangers
20 MF Dickson Etuhu 8 June 1982 (1982-06-08) (age 28) 17 0 England Fulham
MF Femi Ajilore 18 January 1985 (1985-01-18) (age 26) 4 0 Netherlands Groningen
10 MF John Obi Mikel 22 April 1987 (1987-04-22) (age 23) 34 2 England Chelsea
MF Eneji Otekpa 1 0 Nigeria Enyimba
MF Fengor Ogude 0 0 Nigeria Warri Wolves
9 FW Obafemi Martins 28 October 1984 (1984-10-28) (age 26) 34 17 Russia Rubin Kazan
11 FW Peter Odemwingie 15 July 1981 (1981-07-15) (age 29) 48 9 England West Bromwich Albion
12 FW Kalu Uche 15 November 1982 (1982-11-15) (age 28) 25 4 Spain Almería
FW Michael Eneramo 26 November 1985 (1985-11-26) (age 25) 8 2 Tunisia Espérance
FW Joseph Akpala 24 August 1986 (1986-08-24) (age 24) 3 1 Belgium Club Brugge
FW Solomon Okoronkwo 2 March 1987 (1987-03-02) (age 23) 1 0 Russia Saturn Moscow
FW Ahmed Musa 14 October 1992 (1992-10-14) (age 18) 0 0 Netherlands VVV-Venlo
FW Ayo Saka 1 0 Nigeria Heartland F.C.
FW Moses Bunde 0 0 Nigeria Lobi Stars

Recent call-ups (Past twelve months)

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
DF Olubayo Adefemi (WC Qualifier v. Tunisia, September 6) 13 August 1985 (1985-08-13) (age 25) 4 0 France Boulogne
GK Greg Etafia (WC Qualifier v. Mozambique, October 11) 30 September 1982 (1982-09-30) (age 28) 3 0 South Africa Moroka Swallows
DF Onyekachi Apam (Africa Nations Cup 2010) 30 December 1986 (1986-12-30) (age 24) 13 0 France Nice
DF Obinna Nwaneri (Africa Nations Cup 2010) 18 March 1982 (1982-03-18) (age 28) 34 1 Switzerland Sion
MF Seyi Olofinjana (Africa Nations Cup 2010) 30 June 1980 (1980-06-30) (age 30) 41 0 Wales Cardiff City
MF Yusuf Mohamed (Africa Nations Cup 2010) 5 November 1983 (1983-11-05) (age 27) 12 0 Sudan Al-Hilal
FW Ikechukwu Uche (Africa Nations Cup 2010) 5 January 1984 (1984-01-05) (age 27) 24 6 Spain Real Zaragoza
DF Chibuzor Okonkwo (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 16 December 1988 (1988-12-16) (age 22) 1 0 Nigeria Bayelsa United
FW Bello Musa Kofarmata (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 12 May 1988 (1988-05-12) (age 22) 1 0 Nigeria Heartland
GK Segun Oluwaniyi (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 24 April 1982 (1982-04-24) (age 28) 1 0 Nigeria Shooting Stars
MF Isiaka Olawale (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11) (age 27) 8 0 Nigeria Kwara United
FW Osas Idehen (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 13 May 1990 (1990-05-13) (age 20) 1 2 Nigeria Enyimba International
FW Thankgod Amaefule (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 16 December 1984 (1984-12-16) (age 26) 1 0 Nigeria Sharks
DF Thankgod Ikechukwu (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 13 September 1985 (1985-09-13) (age 25) 1 0 Nigeria Heartland
MF Chinedu Ezimora (Friendly v. Congo DR, March 3) 6 March 1983 (1983-03-06) (age 27) 1 0 Nigeria Nasarawa
FW Peter Utaka (Friendly v. Saudi Arabia, 25 May 2010) 12 February 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 27) 2 1 Denmark OB
FW Victor Anichebe (Friendly v. Saudi Arabia, 25 May 2010) 23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) (age 22) 5 0 England Everton
16 GK Austin Ejide (2010 World Cup) 8 April 1984 (1984-04-08) (age 26) 17 0 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
3 DF Taye Taiwo (2010 World Cup) 16 April 1985 (1985-04-16) (age 25) 39 3 France Olympique de Marseille
21 DF Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé (2010 World Cup) 20 January 1988 (1988-01-20) (age 23) 13 0 Portugal Braga
5 DF Rabiu Afolabi (2010 World Cup) 18 April 1980 (1980-04-18) (age 30) 16 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
13 MF Ayila Yussuf (2010 World Cup) 4 November 1984 (1984-11-04) (age 26) 28 2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
22 DF Dele Adeleye (2010 World Cup) 25 December 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 22) 6 0 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk
14 MF Sani Kaita (2010 World Cup) 2 May 1986 (1986-05-02) (age 24) 21 0 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz
15 MF Lukman Haruna (2010 World Cup) 4 December 1990 (1990-12-04) (age 20) 7 1 France Monaco
19 FW Chinedu Obasi (2010 World Cup) 1 June 1986 (1986-06-01) (age 24) 26 4 Germany Hoffenheim
18 FW Victor Obinna (2010 World Cup) 25 March 1987 (1987-03-25) (age 23) 34 11 England West Ham
4 FW Nwankwo Kanu (2010 World Cup) 1 August 1976 (1976-08-01) (age 34) 86 13 England Portsmouth
7 FW John Utaka (2010 World Cup) 8 January 1982 (1982-01-08) (age 29) 43 6 England Portsmouth
8 FW Yakubu Aiyegbeni (2010 World Cup) 22 November 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 28) 55 21 England Everton
10 FW Ideye Brown (Friendly v. South Korea, 11 August 2010) 10 October 1988 (1988-10-10) (age 22) 1 0 France Sochaux

Managers

Team managers of Nigeria and the dates they took over.

Date appointed Manager name
2010- Nigeria Augustine Eguavoen
2010 Sweden Lars Lagerbäck
2008–2010 Nigeria Shaibu Amodu
2008 Nigeria James Peters
2007–2008 Germany Berti Vogts
2005–2007 Nigeria Augustine Eguavoen
2002–2005 Nigeria Christian Chukwu
2002 Nigeria Adegboyega Onigbinde
2001–2002 Nigeria Shaibu Amodu
1999–2001 Netherlands Johannes Bonfrere
1999–1999 Netherlands Thijs Libregts
1998–1998 Serbia Mexico Bora Milutinović
1997–1998 Nigeria Monday Sinclar
1997–1998 France Philippe Troussier
1996–1997 Nigeria Shaibu Amodu
1995–1996 Netherlands Johannes Bonfere
1994–1995 Nigeria Shaibu Amodu
1989–1994 Netherlands Clemens Westerhof
1987–1989 Nigeria Paul Hamilton
1988–1989 Germany Manfred Hoener
1985–1985 Nigeria Patrick Ekeji
1984–1986 Nigeria Chris Udemezue
1983–1984 Nigeria Adegboyega Onigbinde
1981–1981 Germany Gottlieb Goller
1979–1982 Brazil Otto Gloria
1970–1971 & 1974 Germany Heinz Marotze
1974–1978 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelisavčić 'Tiki' Tihomir
1972–1973
1963–1964		 Brazil George Penna
1969–1970 Nigeria Peter 'Eto' Amaechina
1965–1968 Hungary Joseph Ember
1964–1965 Nigeria Daniel Anyiam
1961–1963 Hungary George Vardar
1960–1961 Israel Moshe Beth-Halevi
1956–1960 England Les Courtier
1954–1956 Nigeria Daniel Anyiam
1949–1949 England John Finch

Top goalscorers

List of Nigeria's top ten highest ever international goalscorers. Players in bold still eligible for selection.

Goal scored Player name
37 Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
23 Nigeria Segun Odegbami
21 Nigeria Yakubu Aiyegbeni
17 Nigeria Sunday Oyarekhua
17 Nigeria Obafemi Martins
14 Nigeria Daniel Amokachi
14 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha
14 Nigeria Julius Aghahowa
13 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
13 Nigeria Samson Siasia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 In the era of Nigeria's Olympic successes, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than three players over 23 years of age, and these matches are not usually regarded as part of the national team's record
  2. ↑ http://www.tribune.com.ng/27122009/news/sports7.html Nigeria's First Football Captain
  3. ↑ "Kenya 2–3 Nigeria". ESPN. 2009-11-14. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=262945&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  4. ↑ "Argentina 1–0 Nigeria". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_04/default.stm. Retrieved 14 June 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Nigeria president suspends team". BBC Sport. 2010-06-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8777118.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  6. ↑ "Nigeria's president suspends soccer team". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-06-30-2295293910_x.htm. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Nigerian government rescinds ban". ESPN Soccernet. 2010-07-05. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/806158/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global. Retrieved 2010-07-0. 
  8. ↑ Taiwo misses out on Nigeria's Afcon qualifier (kickoffnigeria.com)

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