Born: 1- 8-1976 Country: Nigeria Caps: 68 (W39-D12-L17–GF101-GA62 % 66.17) Goals: 13 Age First Cap: 18 yr 277 d 5- 5-1994 vs. Sweden 1-3 Age Last Cap: 31 yr 38 d 8- 9-2007 vs. Lesotho 2-0 National Team Career: 13 yr 126 d
Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 5- 5-1994 Stockholm Sweden 1-3
2 16-11-1994 London England 0-1
3 21-10-1995 Tashkent Uzbekistan 3-2 Afro-Asian Cup
4 10-11-1995 Lagos Uzbekistan 1-0 Afro-Asian Cup
5 17- 8-1997 Conakry Guinea 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
6 22- 4-1998 Köln Germany 0-1
7 5- 6-1998 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-5
8 19- 6-1998 Paris Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup
9 24- 6-1998 Toulouse Paraguay 1-3 World Cup
10 28- 6-1998 Saint-Denis Denmark 1-4 World Cup
11 23- 1-2000 Lagos Tunisia 4-2 African Nations Cup
12 28- 1-2000 Lagos Congo 0-0 African Nations Cup
13 3- 2-2000 Lagos Morocco 2-0 African Nations Cup
14 7- 2-2000 Lagos Senegal 2-1 African Nations Cup
15 10- 2-2000 Lagos South Africa 2-0 African Nations Cup
16 13- 2-2000 Lagos Cameroon 2-2 [1] African Nations Cup
17 9- 4-2000 Asmara Eritrea 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
18 22- 4-2000 Lagos Eritrea 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
19 17- 6-2000 Lagos Sierra Leone 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
20 9- 7-2000 Monrovia Liberia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
21 27- 1-2001 Port Harcourt Sudan 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
22 11- 3-2001 Accra Ghana 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
23 21- 4-2001 Freetown Sierra Leone 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
24 5- 5-2001 Port Harcourt Liberia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
25 1- 7-2001 Omdurman Sudan 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
26 29- 7-2001 Port Harcourt Ghana 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
27 21- 1-2002 Bamako Algeria 1-0 African Nations Cup
28 24- 1-2002 Bamako Mali 0-0 African Nations Cup
29 28- 1-2002 Mopti Liberia 1-0 African Nations Cup
30 3- 2-2002 Bamako Ghana 1-0 African Nations Cup
31 7- 2-2002 Bamako Senegal 1-2 African Nations Cup
32 9- 2-2002 Mopti Mali 1-0 African Nations Cup
33 26- 3-2002 London Paraguay 1-1
34 17- 4-2002 Aberdeen Scotland 2-1
35 16- 5-2002 Dublin Ireland 2-1
36 2- 6-2002 Ibaraki Argentina 0-1 World Cup
37 7- 6-2002 Kobe Sweden 1-2 World Cup
38 25- 5-2003 Kingston Jamaica 2-3
39 7- 6-2003 Abuja Malawi 4-1 African Nations Cup Qualifier
40 11- 6-2003 Abuja Brazil 0-3
41 26- 7-2003 Watford Venezuela 1-0
42 27- 1-2004 Monastir Morocco 0-1 African Nations Cup
43 31- 1-2004 Monastir South Africa 4-0 African Nations Cup
44 4- 2-2004 Sfax Benin 2-1 African Nations Cup
45 8- 2-2004 Monastir Cameroon 2-1 African Nations Cup
46 11- 2-2004 Tunis Tunisia 1-1 [2] African Nations Cup
47 13- 2-2004 Monastir Mali 2-1 African Nations Cup
48 8-10-2004 Libreville Gabon 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
49 26- 3-2005 Port Harcourt Gabon 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
50 5- 6-2005 Kigali Rwanda 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
51 18- 6-2005 Kano Angola 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
52 17- 8-2005 Tripoli Libya 1-0
53 4- 9-2005 Oran Algeria 5-2 World Cup Qualifier
54 8-10-2005 Abuja Zimbabwe 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
55 23- 1-2006 Port Said Ghana 1-0 African Nations Cup
56 27- 1-2006 Port Said Zimbabwe 2-0 African Nations Cup
57 31- 1-2006 Port Said Senegal 2-1 African Nations Cup
58 3- 2-2006 Port Said Tunisia 1-1 [3] African Nations Cup
59 7- 2-2006 Alexandria Ivory Coast 0-1 African Nations Cup
60 9- 2-2006 Cairo Senegal 1-0 African Nations Cup
61 2- 9-2006 Abuja Niger 2-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
62 8-10-2006 Maseru Lesotho 1-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
63 24- 3-2007 Abeokuta Uganda 1-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
64 27- 5-2007 Nairobi Kenya 1-0
65 2- 6-2007 Kampala Uganda 2-1 African Nations Cup Qualifier
66 17- 6-2007 Niamey Niger 3-1 African Nations Cup Qualifier
67 22- 8-2007 Skopje Macedonia 0-0
68 8- 9-2007 Warri Lesotho 2-0 African Nations Cup Qualifier
[1] Nigeria lost 3-4 on penalties.
[2] Nigeria lost 3-5 on penalties.
[3] Nigeria won 6-5 on penalties.
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
68 39 12 17 101- 62 90 66.17
Types of Matches
African Nations Cup 25
World Cup Qualifier 17
Friendlies 13
World Cup 5
African Cup Qualifier 6
Afro-Asian Cup 2
Total caps: 68
Goals:
Cap 3 1 goal
Cap 7 1 goal
Cap 18 1 goal
Cap 20 1 goal
Cap 21 1 goal
Cap 24 1 goal
Cap 38 1 goal
Cap 39 2 goals
Cap 49 1 goal
Cap 54 1 goal
Cap 63 1 goal
Cap 66 1 goal
Total 13 goals
Thanks to Chuka Onwumechili and Roberto Mamrud
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Author: Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin
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Last updated: 14 Dec 2007
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