Born: 19- 8-1965 Country: Nigeria Caps: 49 (W26-D10-L13 – GF83-GA41 – %63.27) Goals: 1 Age First Cap: 21 yr 319 d 4- 7-1987 vs. Sierra Leone 3-0 Age Last Cap: 32 yr 309 d 24- 6-1998 vs. Paraguay 1-3 National Team Career: 10 yr 355 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 4- 7-87 Lagos Sierra Leone 3-0 African Cup Qual.
2 15- 1-88 Annaba Algeria 0-1 Olympic Games Q.
3 30- 1-88 Enugu Algeria 2-0 Olympic Games Q.
4 14- 3-88 Rabat Kenya 3-0 African Nations Cup
5 17- 3-88 Rabat Cameroon 1-1 African Nations Cup
6 23- 3-88 Rabat Algeria 1-1 [1] African Nations Cup
7 27- 3-88 Casablanca Cameroon 0-1 African Nations Cup
8 22- 4-89 Ibadan Guinea 3-0 African Cup Qual.
9 10- 6-89 Ibadan Cameroon 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
10 25- 6-89 Libreville Gabon 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
11 15- 7-89 Ibadan Zimbabwe 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
12 12- 8-89 Lagos Angola 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
13 27- 8-89 Yaoundé Cameroon 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
14 27- 1-91 Lomé Togo 0-0 African Cup Qual.
15 13- 4-91 Lagos Ghana 0-0 African Cup Qual.
16 27- 4-91 Lagos Benin 3-0 African Cup Qual.
17 27- 7-91 Lagos Burkina Faso 7-1 African Cup Qual.
18 12- 1-92 Dakar Senegal 2-1 African Nations Cup
19 14- 1-92 Dakar Kenya 2-1 African Nations Cup
20 19- 1-92 Ziguinchor Zaire 1-0 African Nations Cup
21 23- 1-92 Dakar Ghana 1-2 African Nations Cup
22 25- 1-92 Dakar Cameroon 2-1 African Nations Cup
23 10-10-92 Lagos South Africa 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
24 20-12-92 Pointe-Noire Congo-Brazz. 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
25 2- 5-93 Abidjan Ivory Coast 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
26 13- 7-93 Lagos Algeria 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
27 25- 9-93 Lagos Ivory Coast 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
28 8-10-93 Alger Algeria 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
29 11- 1-94 Bangkok Thailand 0-0
30 9- 3-94 Lagos Ghana 0-0
31 26- 3-94 Tunis Gabon 3-0 African Nations Cup
32 30- 3-94 Tunis Egypt 0-0 African Nations Cup
33 2- 4-94 Tunis Zaire 2-0 African Nations Cup
34 10- 4-94 Tunis Zambia 2-1 African Nations Cup
35 5- 5-94 Stockholm Sweden 1-3
36 25- 5-94 Bucuresti Romania 0-2
37 11- 6-94 Ibadan Georgia 5-0
38 21- 6-94 Dallas Bulgaria 3-0 World Cup
39 25- 6-94 Boston Argentina 1-2 World Cup
40 5- 7-94 Boston Italy 1-2 World Cup
41 16-11-94 London England 0-1
42 6- 1-95 Riyadh Japan 3-0 Intercontinental Cup
43 10- 1-95 Riyadh Argentina 0-0 Intercontinental Cup
44 13- 1-95 Riyadh Mexico 1-1 [2] Intercontinental Cup
45 21-10-95 Tashkent Uzbekistan 3-2 Afro-Asian Cup
46 10-11-95 Lagos Uzbekistan 1-0 Afro-Asian Cup
47 5- 4-97 Lagos Guinea 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
48 5- 6-98 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-5
49 24- 6-98 Toulouse Paraguay 1-3 World Cup
[1] Nigeria won 9-8 on penalty kicks.
[2] 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
49 26 10 13 83- 41 62 63.27
Types of Matches:
Friendlies 7
World Cup Qualifier 12
World Cup 4
African Nations Cup 13
African Cup Qualifier 6
Intercontinental Cup 3
Olympic G. Qualifier 2
Other Tournaments 2
Total: 48
Goals:
Cap 11 1 goal
Total 1 goal
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