Born: 24- 8-1963 Country: Nigeria Caps: 66 (W27-D22-L17 – GF83-GA53 – %57.57) Goals received: 53 (%0.80 per match) Goals converted: 1 Age First Cap: 17 yr 328 d 18- 7-1981 vs. Upper Volta 1-0 Age Last Cap: 34 yr 308 d 28- 6-1998 vs. Denmark 1-4 National Team Career: 16 yr 345 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 18- 7-81 Lagos Upper Volta 1-0
2 3-10-81 Calabar Liberia 3-0
3 18- 2-83 Lagos Egypt 0-0
4 20- 2-83 Kaduna Egypt 1-1
5 9- 4-83 Lagos Angola 2-0 African Cup Qual.
6 24- 4-83 Luanda Angola 0-1 African Cup Qual.
7 28- 8-83 Rabat Morocco 0-0 [1] African Cup Qual.
8 15-10-83 Kaduna Ghana 0-0 Olympic Games Q.
9 30-10-83 Accra Ghana 2-1 Olympic Games Q.
10 5-11-83 Lagos Senegal 1-0 CEDEAO Cup Qual.
11 19-11-83 Dakar Senegal 1-0 CEDEAO Cup Qual.
12 18-12-83 Abidjan Mali 0-0 [2] CEDEAO Cup
13 11- 2-84 Lagos Morocco 0-0 Olympic Games Q.
14 11- 3-84 Bouaké Algeria 0-0 African Nations Cup
15 14- 3-84 Abidjan Egypt 2-2 [3] African Nations Cup
16 29- 9-84 Tunis Tunisia 0-5
17 30-10-84 Lagos Liberia 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
18 4-11-84 Monrovia Liberia 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
19 20- 4-85 Lagos Kenya 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
20 16- 6-85 Benin City Ivory Coast 0-0
21 19- 6-85 Kano Ivory Coast 2-0
22 23- 6-85 Abidjan Ivory Coast 1-1
23 26- 6-85 Bouaké Ivory Coast 1-1
24 6- 7-85 Lagos Tunisia 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
25 20- 7-85 Tunis Tunisia 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
26 10- 8-85 Lagos Zambia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
27 18- 8-85 Lusaka Zambia 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
28 4- 7-87 Lagos Sierra Leone 3-0 African Cup Qual.
29 11- 7-87 Lagos Liberia 4-1 Olympic Games Q.
30 18- 7-87 Freetown Sierra Leone 0-2 African Cup Qual.
31 4-10-87 Harare Zimbabwe 0-0 Olympic Games Q.
32 15- 1-88 Annaba Algeria 0-1 Olympic Games Q.
33 30- 1-88 Enugu Algeria 2-0 Olympic Games Q.
34 14- 3-88 Rabat Kenya 3-0 African Nations Cup
35 17- 3-88 Rabat Cameroon 1-1 African Nations Cup
36 20- 3-88 Rabat Egypt 0-0 African Nations Cup
37 23- 3-88 Rabat Algeria 1-1 [4] African Nations Cup
38 27- 3-88 Casablanca Cameroon 0-1 African Nations Cup
39 10- 6-89 Ibadan Cameroon 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
40 27- 2-93 Enugu Congo-Brazz. 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
41 17- 7-93 Kampala Uganda 0-0 African Cup Qual.
42 24- 7-93 Lagos Ethiopia 6-0 African Cup Qual.
43 11- 1-94 Bangkok Thailand 0-0
44 26- 3-94 Tunis Gabon 3-0 African Nations Cup
45 30- 3-94 Tunis Egypt 0-0 African Nations Cup
46 2- 4-94 Tunis Zaire 2-0 African Nations Cup
47 6- 4-94 Tunis Ivory Coast 2-2 [5] African Nations Cup
48 10- 4-94 Tunis Zambia 2-1 African Nations Cup
49 25- 5-94 Bucuresti Romania 0-2
50 11- 6-94 Ibadan Georgia 5-0
51 21- 6-94 Dallas Bulgaria 3-0 World Cup
52 25- 6-94 Boston Argentina 1-2 World Cup
53 30- 6-94 Boston Greece 2-0 World Cup
54 5- 7-94 Boston Italy 1-2 World Cup
55 16-11-94 London England 0-1
56 6- 1-95 Riyadh Japan 3-0 Intercontinental Cup
57 10- 1-95 Riyadh Argentina 0-0 Intercontinental Cup
58 13- 1-95 Riyadh Mexico 1-1 [6] Intercontinental Cup
59 11- 6-95 Boston United States 2-3 CONCACAF Cup
60 17- 6-95 Piscataway Colombia 0-1 CONCACAF Cup
61 17- 8-97 Conakry Guinea 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
62 5- 6-98 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-5
63 13- 6-98 Nantes Spain 3-2 World Cup
64 19- 6-98 Paris Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup
65 24- 6-98 Toulouse Paraguay 1-3 World Cup
66 28- 6-98 Saint-Denis Denmark 1-4 World Cup
[1] Nigeria won 4-3 on penalty kicks.
[2] Nigeria lost 4-5 on penalty kicks.
[3] Nigeria won 8-7 on penalty kicks.
[4] Nigeria won 9-8 on penalty kicks.
[5] Nigeria won 4-2 on penalty kicks.
[6] Nigeria lost 4-5 on penalty kicks.
Remark: the match against Surinam Pro XI (2-1, 15- 5-94 at Rotterdam) was not a
full international and is therefore not included here; Surinam Pro XI
(Suriprofs) was a selection of professional players from the Dutch league
with Surinam roots.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
66 27 22 17 83- 53 76 57.57
Types of Matches:
Friendlies 14
World Cup Qualifier 10
World Cup 8
African Nations Cup 12
African Cup Qualifier 7
Intercontinental Cup 3
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2
Olympic G. Qualifier 7
Other Tournaments 3
Total: 66
Goals:
Cap 42 1 goal
Total 1 goal
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