Nigeria national football team 2007

The Nigeria men's national football team results and fixtures for 2007.

Contents

Record

Competition GP W D L GF GA
International Friendly 6 2 2 2 5 7
2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 4 3 0 1 7 3
Total 10 5 2 3 12 10

Goal scorers

Player Goals
Taye Taiwo 3
Obafemi Martins 2
Nwankwo Kanu 2
Ikechukwu Uche 1
Yakubu Aiyegbeni 1
Stephen Makinwa 1
Chukwuma Akabueze 1
John Utaka 1

Appearances

Player Appearances (Starts)
Taye Taiwo 9 (8)
Onyekachi Okonkwo 7(7)
Stephen Makinwa 7(6)
Austin Ejide 6(6)
Nwankwo Kanu 6(5)
John Mikel Obi 5(5)

Debuts

Match results

6 February 2007
Friendly
Ghana  4 – 1  Nigeria Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Iain Brines (Scotland)
Laryea Kingston  50'
Sulley Muntari  53'
Junior Agogo  60'

Joetex Frimpong  74'

Report Taye Taiwo  65'

24 March 2007
2008 AFCON Qualification
Nigeria  1 – 0  Uganda MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Referee: Diatta Anjori (Senegal)
Nwankwo Kanu  73' [ Report]

27 May 2007
Friendly
Kenya  0 – 1  Nigeria Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
[ Report] Chukwuma Akabueze  41'

2 June 2007
2008 AFCON Qualification
Uganda  2 - 1  Nigeria Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
David Obua  52' (pen.)
Ibrahim Sekagya  65' (pen.)
Report John Utaka  25'

17 June 2007
2008 AFCON Qualification
Niger  1 - 3  Nigeria Général Seyni Kountché Stadion, Niamey
Daouda Kamilou  68' Report Nwankwo Kanu  40'
Taye Taiwo  70'
Aiyegbeni Yakubu  89'

22 August 2007
Friendly
Macedonia  0 – 0  Nigeria Stadion Gradski, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Report

8 September 2007
2008 AFCON Qualification
Nigeria  2 – 0  Lesotho Warri Township Stadium, Warri
Stephen Makinwa  42'

Ikechukwu Uche  73'

Report

October 14, 2007
Friendly
Mexico  2 – 2  Nigeria Estadio Olimpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
Cacho  54'68' (pen.) Report Martins  32'52'

17 November 2007
Friendly
Nigeria  0 – 1  Australia Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 11,953
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Report David Carney  52'

20 November 2007
Friendly
Switzerland  0 – 1  Nigeria Letzigrund, Zurich
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Ivan Bobek (Croatia)
Report Taye Taiwo  79'

References