Born: 26- 3-1974 Country: Nigeria Caps: 42 (W23-D7-L12 – GF62-GA42 – %63.10) Age First Cap: 20 yr 40 d 5- 5-1994 vs. Sweden 1-3 Age Last Cap: 31 yr 144 d 17- 8-2005 vs. Libya 1-0 National Team Career: 11 yr 104 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 5- 5-94 Stockholm Sweden 1-3
2 21-10-95 Tashkent Uzbekistan 3-2 Afro-Asian Cup
3 9-11-96 Lagos Burkina Faso 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
4 12- 1-97 Nairobi Kenya 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
5 5- 4-97 Lagos Guinea 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
6 7- 6-97 Lagos Kenya 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
7 17- 8-97 Conakry Guinea 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
8 22- 4-98 Köln Germany 0-1
9 29- 5-98 Beograd Yugoslavia 0-3
10 5- 6-98 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-5
11 13- 6-98 Nantes Spain 3-2 World Cup
12 19- 6-98 Paris Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup
13 24- 6-98 Toulouse Paraguay 1-3 World Cup
14 28- 6-98 Saint-Denis Denmark 1-4 World Cup
15 23- 1-99 Abeokuta Burundi 2-0 African Cup Qual.
16 28- 2-99 Dakar Senegal 1-1 African Cup Qual.
17 13-11-99 Kilkis Greece 0-2
18 23- 1-00 Lagos Tunisia 4-2 African Nations Cup
19 28- 1-00 Lagos Congo-Brazz. 0-0 African Nations Cup
20 3- 2-00 Lagos Morocco 2-0 African Nations Cup
21 7- 2-00 Lagos Senegal 2-1 African Nations Cup
22 10- 2-00 Lagos South Africa 2-0 African Nations Cup
23 13- 2-00 Lagos Cameroon 2-2 [1] African Nations Cup
24 22- 4-00 Lagos Eritrea 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
25 13- 1-01 Lagos Zambia 1-0 African Cup Qual.
26 27- 1-01 Port Harcourt Sudan 3-0 African Cup Qual.
27 11- 3-01 Accra Ghana 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
28 21- 4-01 Freetown Sierra Leone 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
29 5- 5-01 Port Harcourt Liberia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
30 1- 7-01 Omdurman Sudan 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
31 29- 7-01 Port Harcourt Ghana 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
32 12- 1-02 Bouaké Ivory Coast 1-1
33 21- 1-02 Bamako Algeria 1-0 African Nations Cup
34 24- 1-02 Bamako Mali 0-0 African Nations Cup
35 28- 1-02 Mopti Liberia 1-0 African Nations Cup
36 3- 2-02 Bamako Ghana 1-0 African Nations Cup
37 7- 2-02 Bamako Senegal 1-2 African Nations Cup
38 16- 5-02 Dublin Ireland 2-1
39 18- 5-02 London Jamaica 1-0
40 2- 6-02 Ibaraki Argentina 0-1 World Cup
41 7- 6-02 Kobe Sweden 1-2 World Cup
42 17- 8-05 Tripoli Libya 1-0
[1] Nigeria lost 3-4 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
42 23 7 12 62- 42 53 63.10
Types of Matches:
Friendlies 9
World Cup Qualifier 11
World Cup 6
African Nations Cup 11
African Cup Qualifier 4
Other Tournaments 1
Total: 42
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