Nigeria
Nigeria, Abuja, Founded in 1945
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Omeruo happy to snatch a point
Kenneth Omeruo has expressed his relief after Nigeria fought back to claim a dramatic 1-1 draw at home to Kenya in World Cup qualifying. Kenya led through Francis Kahata's goal in the 36th minute of the match at U.J...
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Afcon Champions Nigeria slip up at home in World Cup qualifiers
Winners of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria stumbled to a 1-1 draw with Kenya in a World Cup qualifier that took place in Calabar on Saturday evening...
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Nigeria, England climb rankings
Nigeria's Afcon victory in South Africa and England's win over Brazil have helped both sides climb the FIFA world rankings...
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Keshi quits Nigeria post
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has announced his resignation from the post just a day after the country's 2013 Africa Cup of Nations triumph...
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Keshi wants Nigeria to keep improving
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said winning the Africa Cup of Nations is just another step for his side as he looks to build a 'great' team...
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Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria 1 Burkina Faso 0
Nigeria made Africa Cup of Nations history by beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in Johannesburg to claim the nation's third continental crown. Sunday Mba's goal five minutes before half-time was enough to seal victory against the Stallions...
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Keshi prepared to step down
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says he is prepared to quit the job despite leading the team to the Africa Cup of Nations final...
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Keshi: We're not in class of 1994
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi insists his inexperienced side are yet to reach the heights of the nation's dominant 1994 African champions...
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Afcon: Mali 1 Nigeria 4
Nigeria scored three goals in the first half to kill off Mali's hopes of reaching the Afcon final on Wednesday. Chelsea midfielder Victor Moses was in top form and it was his ability that broke the deadlock in the first semi-final after 25 minutes...
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Keshi hails 'humble' Mba
Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi has heaped praise on Sunday Mba after he scored the winning goal in his side's 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast...
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| # | Player | Age | Position | Time | Appearance | Substitute In | Substitute Out | Substitutes on Bench | Goals | Yellow Cards | Yellow and Red Cards | Red Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| 1 |
V. Enyeama
Nigeria
|
30 | Goalkeeper | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 |
A. Ejide
Nigeria
|
29 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 |
D. Aiyenugba
Nigeria
|
29 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defender | |||||||||||||
| 6 |
D. Shittu
Nigeria
|
32 | Defender | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |
T. Taiwo
Nigeria
|
28 | Defender | 129 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 |
U. Echiejile
Nigeria
|
25 | Defender | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |
R. Afolabi
Nigeria
|
33 | Defender | 103 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |
J. Yobo
Nigeria
|
32 | Defender | 226 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 |
A. Adeleye
Nigeria
|
24 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 |
C. Odiah
Nigeria
|
29 | Defender | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| 20 |
D. Etuhu
Nigeria
|
30 | Midfielder | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 |
L. Haruna
Nigeria
|
22 | Midfielder | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |
A. Yussuf
Nigeria
|
28 | Midfielder | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 |
S. Kaita
Nigeria
|
27 | Midfielder | 123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Attacker | |||||||||||||
| 12 |
K. Uche
Nigeria
|
30 | Attacker | 196 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |
J. Utaka
Nigeria
|
31 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |
N. Kanu
Nigeria
|
36 | Attacker | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 |
V. Obinna
Nigeria
|
26 | Attacker | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |
O. Martins
Nigeria
|
28 | Attacker | 71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 |
C. Obasi
Nigeria
|
26 | Attacker | 194 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |
Y. Aiyegbeni
Nigeria
|
30 | Attacker | 251 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 |
P. Odemwingie
Nigeria
|
31 | Attacker | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |
B. Ideye
Nigeria
|
24 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |