Augustine Okocha - International Appearances


The outstanding Nigerian player obtained 73 international caps with his National Team, and is record holder for his country (the reported record of 86 matches for Mudashiru Lawal includes several unofficial matches; Nwankwo Kanu had 68 international caps for Nigeria). All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Name: Augustine Azuka Okocha   
Born:   14- 8-1973     
Country:  Nigeria 
Caps:   73      (W39-D16-L18–GA109-GF65- %64.38)
Goals:  14      (% 0.19 per match)
Age First Cap:   19 yr 261 d   2- 5-1993 vs. Ivory Coast 1-2  
Age Last Cap:    32 yr 179 d   9- 2-2006 vs. Senegal 1-0   
National Team Career:  12 yr 283 d  


Cap    Date      Venue         Opponent       Score    Competition
 1    2- 5-1993  Abidjan       Ivory Coast     1-2     World Cup Qualifier 
 2    3- 7-1993  Lagos         Algeria         4-1     World Cup Qualifier 
 3   25- 9-1993  Lagos         Ivory Coast     4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 4    9- 3-1994  Lagos         Ghana           0-0  
 5   26- 3-1994  Tunis         Gabon           3-0     African Nations Cup 
 6   30- 3-1994  Tunis         Egypt           0-0     African Nations Cup 
 7    6- 4-1994  Tunis         Ivory Coast     2-2 [1] African Nations Cup 
 8   10- 4-1994  Tunis         Zambia          2-1     African Nations Cup 
 -   14- 5-1994  Amsterdam     Surinam         2-1 [2]             
 9   25- 5-1994  Bucuresti     Romania         0-2    
10   12- 6-1994  Ibadan        Georgia         5-1  
11   25- 6-1994  Boston        Argentina       1-2     World Cup  
12   30- 6-1994  Boston        Greece          2-0     World Cup 
13    5- 7-1994  Boston        Italy           1-2     World Cup 
14   16-11-1994  London        England         0-1    
15    6- 1-1995  Riyadh        Japan           3-0     Confederations Cup
16   10- 1-1995  Riyadh        Argentina       0-0     Confederations Cup
17   13- 1-1995  Riyadh        Mexico          1-1 [3] Confederations Cup
18   11- 6-1995  Boston        USA             2-3     US Cup   
19   10-11-1995  Lagos         Uzbekistan      1-0     Afro-Asian Cup
20    9-11-1996  Lagos         Burkina Faso    2-0     World Cup Qualifier  
21   12- 1-1997  Nairobi       Kenya           1-1     World Cup Qualifier
22    5- 4-1997  Lagos         Guinea          2-1     World Cup Qualifier 
23   27- 4-1997  Ouagadougou   Burkina Faso    2-1     World Cup Qualifier  
24    7- 6-1997  Lagos         Kenya           3-1     World Cup Qualifier 
25   17- 8-1997  Conakry       Guinea          0-1     World Cup Qualifier 
26   22- 4-1998  Köln          Germany         0-1
27    5- 6-1998  Amsterdam     Netherlands     1-5
28   13- 6-1998  Nantes        Spain           3-2     World Cup 
29   19- 6-1998  Paris         Bulgaria        1-0     World Cup 
30   28- 6-1998  Saint-Denis   Denmark         1-4     World Cup 
31   13- 1-1999  Abeokuta      Burundi         2-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
32   23- 1-2000  Lagos         Tunisia         4-2     African Nations Cup  
33   28- 1-2000  Lagos         Congo           0-0     African Nations Cup 
34    3- 2-2000  Lagos         Morocco         2-0     African Nations Cup 
35    7- 2-2000  Lagos         Senegal         2-1     African Nations Cup 
36   13- 2-2000  Lagos         Cameroon        2-2 [4] African Nations Cup  
37   17- 6-2000  Lagos         Sierra Leone    2-0     World Cup Qualifier  
38    9- 7-2000  Monrovia      Liberia         1-2     World Cup Qualifier 
39   13- 1-2001  Lagos         Zambia          1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier 
40   27- 1-2001  Port Harcourt Sudan           3-0     World Cup Qualifier 
41   11- 3-2001  Accra         Ghana           0-0     World Cup Qualifier 
42   21- 4-2001  Freetown      Sierra Leone    0-1     World Cup Qualifier  
43    2- 6-2001  Benin City    Madagascar      1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier 
44    1- 7-2001  Omdurman      Sudan           4-0     World Cup Qualifier
45   29- 7-2001  Port Harcourt Ghana           3-0     World Cup Qualifier 
46    7-10-2001  Southampton   Japan           2-2  
47   12- 1-2002  Bouaké        Ivory Coast     1-1
48   21- 1-2002  Bamako        Algeria         1-0     African Nations Cup 
49   24- 1-2002  Bamako        Mali            0-0     African Nations Cup 
50   28- 1-2002  Mopti         Liberia         1-0     African Nations Cup 
51    3- 2-2002  Bamako        Ghana           1-0     African Nations Cup 
52    7- 2-2002  Bamako        Senegal         1-2     African Nations Cup 
53   26- 3-2002  London        Paraguay        1-1       
54   17- 4-2002  Aberdeen      Scotland        2-1  
55   16- 5-2002  Dublin        Ireland         2-1
56    2- 6-2002  Ibaraki       Argentina       0-1     World Cup 
57    7- 6-2002  Kobe          Sweden          1-2     World Cup 
58   12- 6-2002  Osaka         England         0-0     World Cup  
59   29- 3-2003  Blantyre      Malawi          1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
60   11- 6-2003  Abuja         Brazil          0-3 
61   26- 7-2003  Watford       Venezuela       1-0        
62   27- 1-2004  Monastir      Morocco         0-1     African Nations Cup 
63   31- 1-2004  Monastir      South Africa    4-0     African Nations Cup  
64    4- 2-2004  Sfax          Benin           2-1     African Nations Cup 
65    8- 2-2004  Monastir      Cameroon        2-1     African Nations Cup    
66   11- 2-2004  Tunis         Tunisia         1-1 [5] African Nations Cup    
67   13- 2-2004  Monastir      Mali            2-1     African Nations Cup   
68    3- 7-2004  Abuja         Algeria         1-0     World Cup Qualifier 
69    5- 9-2004  Harare        Zimbabwe        3-0     World Cup Qualifier 
70   26- 3-2005  Port Harcourt Gabon           2-0     World Cup Qualifier  
71   18- 6-2005  Kano          Angola          1-1     World Cup Qualifier  
72    7- 2-2006  Alexandria    Ivory Coast     0-1     African Nations Cup    
73    9- 2-2006  Cairo         Senegal         1-0     African Nations Cup        

[1] Nigeria won 4-2 on penalties.  
[2] Selection of players based in the Netherlands, not Considered full
    international by FIFA (Okocha scored 1 Goal)   
[3] Nigeria lost 4-5 on penalties.    
[4] Nigeria lost 3-4 on penalties.   
[5] Nigeria lost 3-5 on penalties.



Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    73   39   16   18	109-  65      94      64.38

Types of Matches 

African Nations Cup     22
World Cup Qualifier     20
Friendlies              13    
World Cup                9        
African Cup Qualifier    4
Confederations Cup       3  
Afro-Asian Cup           1
US Cup                   1
                  
Total caps:       	73


Goals:

Cap  2     1 goal
Cap 18     1 goal  
Cap 32     2 goals 
Cap 36     1 goal
Cap 37     1 goal 
Cap 44     1 goal
Cap 53     1 goal  
Cap 61     1 goal 
Cap 63     1 goal 
Cap 65     1 goal 
Cap 66     1 goal
Cap 67     1 goal   
Cap 71     1 goal   

Total     14 goals    


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Last updated: 14 Dec 2007

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