Nigeria national team

as on January 31st, 1987

Team overview

Match results Notable games Team Honours Elo graphics Demographics Flags & kits

Elo Score	1522
Elo Ranking	70th
Attack	42
Defence	64
Population	89 612 800 inhabitants (1987)
Affiliations	CAF: since 1960 FIFA: since 1960

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Nigeria last international games

January 30th, 1987 in Liberia – West African Nations Cup
L	January 30th, 1987 in Liberia	Liberia	1311 +46	2 - 0	1522 -46	Nigeria	West African Nations Cup
January 26th, 1987 in India – Nehru Gold Cup
W	January 26th, 1987 in India	Nigeria	1568 +11	1 - 0	1370 -11	Syria	Nehru Gold Cup
January 18th, 1987 in Ivory Coast – African Games qualifier
L	January 18th, 1987 in Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	1661 +10	1 - 0	1557 -10	Nigeria	African Games qualifier
January 4th, 1987 in Nigeria – African Games qualifier
D	January 4th, 1987 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1567 -1	0 - 0	1651 +1	Ivory Coast	African Games qualifier
July 29th, 1986 in Liberia – Friendly tournament
L	July 29th, 1986 in Liberia	Ghana	1615 +22	2 - 0	1568 -22	Nigeria	Friendly tournament
July 27th, 1986 in Liberia – Friendly tournament
D	July 27th, 1986 in Liberia	Nigeria	1590 -5	2 - 2	1484 +5	Togo	Friendly tournament
August 18th, 1985 in Zambia – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
L	August 18th, 1985 in Zambia	Zambia	1631 +14	1 - 0	1595 -14	Nigeria	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
August 10th, 1985 in Nigeria – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
D	August 10th, 1985 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1609 -6	0 - 0	1617 +6	Zambia	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
July 20th, 1985 in Tunisia – World Cup qualifier
L	July 20th, 1985 in Tunisia	Tunisia	1625 +25	2 - 0	1615 -25	Nigeria	World Cup qualifier
July 6th, 1985 in Nigeria – World Cup qualifier
W	July 6th, 1985 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1640 +14	1 - 0	1600 -14	Tunisia	World Cup qualifier

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Nigeria Elo rating evolution up to January 31st, 1987

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Nigeria results by competition up to January 31st, 1987

Competition	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	GD
World Cup qualifiers	36	15	12	9	59	42	+17
Africa Cup of Nations	26	10	8	8	40	40	0
Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers	28	9	11	8	32	31	+1
Others	173	77	47	49	275	219	+56
Total	263	111	78	74	406	332	+74

Nigeria notable games

First international October 8th, 1949 in Sierra Leone – Friendly
First international October 8th, 1949	W	October 8th, 1949 in Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	1393 -7	0 - 2	1707 +7	Nigeria	Friendly
First competitive game October 20th, 1951 in Nigeria – Jalco Cup
First competitive game October 20th, 1951	W	October 20th, 1951 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1722 +22	5 - 0	1685 -22	Gold Coast	Jalco Cup
First World Cup qualifier August 28th, 1960 in Ghana – World Cup qualifier CAF First round - Group 3
First World Cup qualifier August 28th, 1960	L	August 28th, 1960 in Ghana	Ghana	1763 +15	4 - 1	1614 -15	Nigeria	World Cup qualifier CAF First round - Group 3
Highest Elo rating: 1743 points October 10th, 1959 in Nigeria – Olympic Games qualifier
Highest Elo rating 1743 points	W	October 10th, 1959 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1743 +20	3 - 1	1688 -20	Ghana	Olympic Games qualifier
Lowest Elo rating: 1500 points December 27th, 1964 in Nigeria – African Games qualifier
Lowest Elo rating 1500 points	L	December 27th, 1964 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1500 -26	1 - 2	1539 +26	Togo	African Games qualifier
Win against strongest opponents: 1778 points April 3rd, 1976 in Nigeria – Olympic Games qualifier
Win against strongest opponents 1778 points	W	April 3rd, 1976 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1712 +33	3 - 1	1778 -33	Morocco	Olympic Games qualifier
Loss against weakest opponents: 1311 points January 30th, 1987 in Liberia – West African Nations Cup
Loss against weakest opponents 1311 points	L	January 30th, 1987 in Liberia	Liberia	1311 +46	2 - 0	1522 -46	Nigeria	West African Nations Cup
Most points won in a game: 41 points March 1st, 1976 in Ethiopia – Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Most points won in a game 41 points	W	March 1st, 1976 in Ethiopia	Nigeria	1685 +41	4 - 2	1635 -41	Zaire	Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Most points lost in a game: -53 points July 21st, 1980 in the Soviet Union – Olympic Games
Most points lost in a game -53 points	L	July 21st, 1980 in the Soviet Union	Kuwait	1719 +53	3 - 1	1677 -53	Nigeria	Olympic Games
Largest win November 28th, 1959 in Nigeria – Nkrumah Cup
Largest win	W	November 28th, 1959 in Nigeria	Nigeria	1715 +12	10 - 1	1502 -12	Dahomey	Nkrumah Cup
Largest loss November 30th, 1955 in the Gold Coast – Jalco Cup
Largest loss	L	November 30th, 1955 in the Gold Coast	Gold Coast	1722 +27	7 - 0	1694 -27	Nigeria	Jalco Cup

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