Football World Cup 1998 / Nigeria
This article covers the Nigerian national soccer team at the 1998 World Cup .
qualification
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 |
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10: 4 | 13 |
2 |
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10: 5 | 12 |
3 |
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11:12 | 10 |
4th |
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7:17 | 0 |
Nigeria | - | Burkina Faso | 2-0 |
Kenya | - | Nigeria | 1: 1 |
Nigeria | - | Guinea | 2: 1 |
Burkina Faso | - | Nigeria | 1: 2 |
Nigeria | - | Kenya | 3-0 |
Guinea | - | Nigeria | 1-0 |
Nigerian contingent
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates |
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goalkeeper | |||||||
1 | Peter Rufai |
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08/24/1963 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | William Okpara |
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05/07/1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22nd | Abiodun Baruwa |
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11/16/1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defender | |||||||
2 | Mobi Oparaku |
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December 01, 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Celestine Babayaro |
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08/29/1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 |
Uche Okechukwu ![]() |
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09/27/1967 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6th | Taribo West |
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03/26/1974 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Uche Okafor |
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08/08/1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17th | Augustine Eguavoen |
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08/19/1965 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19th | Benedict Iroha |
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11/29/1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
midfield player | |||||||
7th | Finidi George |
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04/15/1971 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8th | Mutiu Adepoju |
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December 22, 1970 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Jay-Jay Okocha |
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08/14/1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Garba Lawal |
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05/22/1974 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15th | Sunday Oliseh |
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09/14/1974 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18th | Wilson Oruma |
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12/30/1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21st | Godwin Okpara |
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09/20/1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
striker | |||||||
4th | Nwankwo canoe |
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08/01/1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Rashidi Yekini |
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23.10.1963 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Tijani Babangida |
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09/25/1973 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14th | Daniel Amokachi |
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12/30/1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20th | Victor Ikpeba |
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06/12/1973 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trainer | |||||||
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07.09.1944 |
Games of the Nigerian team
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 |
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5: 5 | 6th |
2 |
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3: 1 | 5 |
3 |
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8: 4 | 4th |
4th |
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1: 7 | 1 |
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire ( Nantes )
Spectators: 33,257
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast ( USA )
Goals: 1: 0 Hierro (21st), 1: 1 Adepoju (25th), 2: 1 Raúl (47th), 2: 2 Lawal (73rd), 2: 3 Oliseh (78th)
Stadium: Prinzenparkstadion ( Paris )
Spectators: 45,500
Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten ( Chile )
Goals: 1-0 Ikpeba (26.)
Stadium: Stade de Toulouse ( Toulouse )
Spectators: 33,500
Referee: Un Pirom-Prasert ( Thailand )
Goals: 0: 1 Ayala (1st), 1: 1 Oruma (11th), 1: 2 Benítez (59th), 1: 3 Cardozo (86th)
Round of 16
80,000 | Stade de France ( Saint-Denis ) |
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Urs Meier ( Switzerland ) | 1: 4 (0: 2) | 0: 1 Møller (3rd) 0: 2 B. Laudrup (12th) 0: 3 Sand (60th) 0: 4 Helveg (76th) 1: 4 Babangida (78th) |