Born: 1- 8-1976 Country: Nigeria Caps: 86 (W47-D18-L21–GF123-GA75-%65.12) Goals: 13 Age First Cap: 17 yr 277 d 5- 5-1994 vs. Sweden 1-3 Age Last Cap: 34 yr 240 d 29- 3-2011 vs. Kenya 3-0 National Team Career: 16 yr 328 d
Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 5- 5-1994 Stockholm Sweden 1-3
2 25- 5-1994 Bucuresti Romania 0-2
3 16-11-1994 London England 0-1
4 21-10-1995 Tashkent Uzbekistan 3-2 Afro-Asian Cup
5 10-11-1995 Lagos Uzbekistan 1-0 Afro-Asian Cup
6 17- 8-1997 Conakry Guinea 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
7 22- 4-1998 Köln Germany 0-1
8 5- 6-1998 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-5
9 19- 6-1998 Paris Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup
10 24- 6-1998 Toulouse Paraguay 1-3 World Cup
11 28- 6-1998 Saint-Denis Denmark 1-4 World Cup
12 23- 1-2000 Lagos Tunisia 4-2 African Nations Cup
13 28- 1-2000 Lagos Congo 0-0 African Nations Cup
14 3- 2-2000 Lagos Morocco 2-0 African Nations Cup
15 7- 2-2000 Lagos Senegal 2-1 African Nations Cup
16 10- 2-2000 Lagos South Africa 2-0 African Nations Cup
17 13- 2-2000 Lagos Cameroon 2-2 [1] African Nations Cup
18 9- 4-2000 Asmara Eritrea 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
19 22- 4-2000 Lagos Eritrea 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
20 17- 6-2000 Lagos Sierra Leone 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
21 9- 7-2000 Monrovia Liberia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
22 27- 1-2001 Port Harcourt Sudan 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
23 11- 3-2001 Accra Ghana 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
24 21- 4-2001 Freetown Sierra Leone 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
25 5- 5-2001 Port Harcourt Liberia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
26 1- 7-2001 Omdurman Sudan 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
27 29- 7-2001 Port Harcourt Ghana 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
28 21- 1-2002 Bamako Algeria 1-0 African Nations Cup
29 24- 1-2002 Bamako Mali 0-0 African Nations Cup
30 28- 1-2002 Mopti Liberia 1-0 African Nations Cup
31 3- 2-2002 Bamako Ghana 1-0 African Nations Cup
32 7- 2-2002 Bamako Senegal 1-2 African Nations Cup
33 9- 2-2002 Mopti Mali 1-0 African Nations Cup
34 26- 3-2002 London Paraguay 1-1
35 17- 4-2002 Aberdeen Scotland 2-1
36 16- 5-2002 Dublin Ireland 2-1
37 2- 6-2002 Ibaraki Argentina 0-1 World Cup
38 7- 6-2002 Kobe Sweden 1-2 World Cup
39 25- 5-2003 Kingston Jamaica 2-3
40 7- 6-2003 Abuja Malawi 4-1 African Nations Cup Qualifier
41 11- 6-2003 Abuja Brazil 0-3
42 26- 7-2003 Watford Venezuela 1-0
43 27- 1-2004 Monastir Morocco 0-1 African Nations Cup
44 31- 1-2004 Monastir South Africa 4-0 African Nations Cup
45 4- 2-2004 Sfax Benin 2-1 African Nations Cup
46 8- 2-2004 Monastir Cameroon 2-1 African Nations Cup
47 11- 2-2004 Tunis Tunisia 1-1 [2] African Nations Cup
48 13- 2-2004 Monastir Mali 2-1 African Nations Cup
49 8-10-2004 Libreville Gabon 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
50 26- 3-2005 Port Harcourt Gabon 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
51 5- 6-2005 Kigali Rwanda 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
52 18- 6-2005 Kano Angola 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
53 17- 8-2005 Tripoli Libya 1-0
54 4- 9-2005 Oran Algeria 5-2 World Cup Qualifier
55 8-10-2005 Abuja Zimbabwe 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
56 23- 1-2006 Port Said Ghana 1-0 African Nations Cup
57 27- 1-2006 Port Said Zimbabwe 2-0 African Nations Cup
58 31- 1-2006 Port Said Senegal 2-1 African Nations Cup
59 3- 2-2006 Port Said Tunisia 1-1 [3] African Nations Cup
60 7- 2-2006 Alexandria Ivory Coast 0-1 African Nations Cup
61 9- 2-2006 Cairo Senegal 1-0 African Nations Cup
62 2- 9-2006 Abuja Niger 2-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
63 8-10-2006 Maseru Lesotho 1-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
64 24- 3-2007 Abeokuta Uganda 1-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
65 27- 5-2007 Nairobi Kenya 1-0
66 2- 6-2007 Kampala Uganda 2-1 African Nations Cup Qualifier
67 17- 6-2007 Niamey Niger 3-1 African Nations Cup Qualifier
68 22- 8-2007 Skopje Macedonia 0-0
69 8- 9-2007 Warri Lesotho 2-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
70 21- 1-2008 Sekondi Ivory Coast 0-1 African Nations Cup
71 27- 5-2008 Graz Austria 1-1
72 1- 6-2008 Abuja South Africa 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
73 7- 6-2008 Freetown Sierra Leone 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
74 21- 6-2008 Abuja Equat. Guinea 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
75 19-11-2008 Cali Colombia 0-1
76 11- 2-2009 London Jamaica 0-0
77 2- 6-2009 Saint-Etienne France 1-0
78 6- 6-2009 Abuja Kenya 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
79 20- 6-2009 Radès Tunisia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
80 6- 9-2009 Abuja Tunisia 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
- 6- 1-2010 Durban (SA) Zambia 0-0 [*]
81 12- 1-2010 Benguela Egypt 1-3 African Nations Cup
82 30- 1-2010 Benguela Algeria 1-0 African Nations Cup
83 25- 5-2010 London Saudi Arabia 0-0
84 6- 6-2010 Johannesburg North Korea 3-1
85 22- 6-2010 Durban South Korea 2-2 World Cup
86 29- 3-2011 Abuja Kenya 3-0
[1] Nigeria lost 3-4 on penalties.
[2] Nigeria lost 3-5 on penalties.
[3] Nigeria won 6-5 on penalties.
[*] unofficial training match played over 2x40 minutes behind closed doors and with
many substitutions
NB: for the match against Romania (25- 5-1994) no evidence was found that
Nwankwo Kanu played.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
86 47 18 21 123- 75 112 65.12
Types of Matches
African Nations Cup 27
World Cup Qualifier 23
Friendlies 21
African Cup Qualifier 7
World Cup 6
Afro-Asian Cup 2
Total caps: 86
Goals:
Cap 4 1 goal
Cap 8 1 goal
Cap 19 1 goal
Cap 21 1 goal
Cap 22 1 goal
Cap 25 1 goal
Cap 39 1 goal
Cap 40 2 goals
Cap 50 1 goal
Cap 55 1 goal
Cap 64 1 goal
Cap 67 1 goal
Total 13 goals
Thanks to Matthias Arnhold, Chuka Onwumechili and Roberto Mamrud
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Author: Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin
Last updated: 3 Dec 2015
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