Football World Cup 2018 / Nigeria
Football World Cup 2018 : Nigeria |
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Trainer | Gernot pipe |
captain | John Obi Mikel |
Qualified as | Winner Africa Group B |
World rankings before the tournament |
48 |
Tournament result | Out after the preliminary round |
Games won | 1 |
Games tie | 0 |
Games lost | 2 |
Gates | 3: 4 |
This article covers the Nigerian national soccer team at the 2018 World Cup . Nigeria took part in the finals for the sixth time and has only been absent from the 2006 World Cup since it first appeared in 1994, but has never made it further than the round of 16.
qualification
The team qualified for the World Cup in Russia through the qualifying matches of the African Football Association CAF .
Games
Nigeria began qualifying under Sunday Oliseh and only had to intervene in the second round . The team met Swaziland in a return leg in November 2015 . After a goalless draw in the away game, the third round was reached with a 2-0 home win. In January 2016, Oliseh announced his resignation due to a lack of salary payments. His successor was to be Paul Le Guen , but ultimately no collaboration was possible. In August 2016, Gernot Rohr became the national coach of the Nigerians, who had meanwhile failed to qualify for the 2017 African Championship . He went into the group stage of the third round, where Nigeria met Algeria , Cameroon and Zambia in Group B, the only African group with three former World Cup participants . In the six resulting matches, the Nigerian team won four and played twice. The Nigerians scored at least one goal in all games. As group winners, the Nigerians qualified as the first African team on the penultimate matchday with a 1-0 win over Zambia. The decisive goal was scored by Alex Iwobi , who was only substituted in the 65th minute, eight minutes after being substituted on.
A total of 34 players were used, of which 12 only played one. Three goalkeepers were used. In the second round and in the first game of the third round Carl Ikeme was in goal, then Daniel Akpeyi for one game and Ikechukwu Ezenwa for the remaining four games . Abdullahi Shehu was the only player to appear in all eight games, although he was suspended for the last game. He was also only substituted on twice. Only in the last game, which was no longer decisive for qualification, Ogenyi Onazi and Elderson Echiéjilé , who had played the first seven games, were dispensed with. The top scorer was Victor Moses with three goals. A total of eight players contributed at least one goal.
Second round
date | Venue | host | guest | Result | Goalscorers for Nigeria | |
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Nov 13, 2015 | Lobamba | Swaziland | - | Nigeria | 0-0 | |
Nov 17, 2015 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | - | Swaziland | 2: 0 (0: 0) | Moses Simon (51.), Efe Ambrose (86.) |
Third round
date | Venue | host | guest | Result | Goalscorers for Nigeria | |
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10/09/2016 | Ndola | Zambia | - | Nigeria | 1: 2 (0: 2) | Alex Iwobi (33.), Kelechi Iheanacho (43.) |
11/12/2016 | Uyo | Nigeria | - | Algeria | 3: 1 (2: 0) | Victor Moses (24th, 90th + 1), John Obi Mikel (41st) |
09/01/2017 | Uyo | Nigeria | - | Cameroon | 4: 0 (2: 0) | Odion Ighalo (29th), John Obi Mikel (43th), Victor Moses (56th), Kelechi Iheanacho (76th) |
04.09.2017 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | - | Nigeria | 1: 1 (0: 1) | Moses Simon (30.) |
07.10.2017 | Uyo | Nigeria | - | Zambia | 1: 0 (0: 0) | Alex Iwobi (73.) |
11/10/2017 | Constantine | Algeria | - | Nigeria | 3-0 | John Ogu (62nd) |
Third round final table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 11: 6 | +5 | 13 |
2. |
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6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8: 7 | +1 | 8th |
3. |
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6th | 1 | 4th | 1 | 7: 9 | −2 | 7th |
4th |
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6th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 6:10 | −4 | 4th |
preparation
Games
date | Result | opponent | venue | Goalscorers for Nigeria |
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November 14, 2017 | 4: 2 (1: 2) |
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Krasnodar ( RUS ) | Kelechi Iheanacho (44th), Alex Iwobi (52nd, 73rd), Brian Idowu (54th) |
15th January 2018 | 0-0 | ![]() |
Tangier ( MAR ) | |
19th January 2018 | 1-0 | ![]() |
Tangier ( MAR ) | Sunday Faleye (79th) |
23rd January 2018 | 3: 1 | ![]() |
Tangier ( MAR ) | Anthony Okpotu (58th), Ojo Solomon (69th), Rabiu Ali (83th / penalty) |
January 28, 2018 | 2: 1 a.d. | ![]() |
Tangier ( MAR ) | Anthony Okpotu (90th + 1), Gabriel Okechukwu (109th) |
January 31, 2018 | 1-0 | ![]() |
Marrakech ( MAR ) | Gabriel Okechukwu (16.) |
4th February 2018 | 0: 4 |
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Casablanca ( MAR ) | |
23 March 2018 | 1-0 |
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Wroclaw | Victor Moses (61st / penalty) |
March 27, 2018 | 0: 2 |
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London ( GBR ) | |
May 25, 2018 | 1: 1 | ![]() |
Port Harcourt | William Troost-Ekong (15th) |
2nd June 2018 | 1: 2 |
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London | Alex Iwobi (47.) |
June 6, 2018 | 0: 1 | ![]() |
Schwechat ( AUT ) |
Remarks:
- Teams in italics are not qualified for the World Cup.
- Only players from the domestic leagues were allowed to play in the games in January / February as part of the African Nations Cup . Of the players who were used in the World Cup qualifiers, only goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa was used in the first five games. The final opponent Morocco used three players from the squad for the World Cup qualifiers.
Quarter
Team Quarter was the "Sanatorium Istochnik" in Yessentuki , where the team could use the Yessentuki Arena for training purposes.
Squad
The provisional squad was named on May 14, 2018. The squad, reduced to 23 players, was named on June 3rd. Were canceled Uche Agbo , Mikel Agu , Ola Aina , Oladele Ajiboye , Stephen Eze , Junior Lokosa and Moses Simon .
position | No. | Surname | birth date |
Calls | Gates | society | debut | Last use |
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World Cup participation |
World Cup games (before 2018) |
World Cup goals (before 2018) |
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goal | 16 | Daniel Akpeyi | 08/03/1986 | 7th | 0 |
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2015 | 11/14/2017 | ||||||||
1 | Ikechukwu Ezenwa | 10/16/1988 | 24 | 0 |
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2015 | January 31, 2018 | |||||||||
23 | Francis Uzoho | 10/28/1998 | 6th | 0 |
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2017 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | ||||||||
Defense | 20th | Chidozie Awaziem | 01/01/1997 | 4th | 0 |
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2017 | 03/27/2018 | ||||||||
6th | Leon Balogun | 06/28/1988 | 19th | 0 |
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2014 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
21st | Tyronne Ebuehi | December 16, 1995 | 7th | 0 |
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2017 | 06/06/2018 | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Elderson Echiéjilé | 01/20/1988 | 62 | 3 |
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2010 | 06/06/2018 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2 | Brian Idowu | 05/18/1992 | 5 | 1 |
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2017 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
22nd | Kenneth Omeruo | 10/17/1993 | 39 | 0 |
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2013 | 02.06.2018 | 2 | 2014 | 4th | ||||||
12 | Abdullahi Shehu | 03/12/1993 | 26th | 0 |
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2014 | 06/06/2018 | 1 | ||||||||
5 | William Troost-Ekong | 09/01/1993 | 22nd | 1 |
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2015 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
midfield | 8th | Oghenekaro Etebo | 11/09/1995 | 14th | 1 |
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2016 | 02.06.2018 | 3 | |||||||
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John Obi Mikel ![]() |
04/22/1987 | 85 | 6th |
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2005 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | 1 | 2014 | 4th | 0 | ||||
4th | Wilfred Ndidi | 12/16/1996 | 17th | 0 |
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2015 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | ||||||||
15th | Joel Obi | 05/22/1991 | 17th | 0 |
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2011 | 02.06.2018 | |||||||||
19th | John Ogu | 04/20/1988 | 20th | 2 |
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2013 | 06/06/2018 | |||||||||
17th | Ogenyi Onazi | December 25, 1992 | 52 | 1 |
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2012 | 02.06.2018 | 2014 | 4th | 0 | ||||||
Storm | 9 | Odion Ighalo | 06/16/1989 | 19th | 4th |
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2015 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | |||||||
14th | Kelechi Iheanacho | 10/03/1996 | 18th | 8th |
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2015 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | ||||||||
18th | Alex Iwobi | 05/03/1996 | 18th | 5 |
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2015 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | ||||||||
11 | Victor Moses | 12/12/1990 | 35 | 11 |
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2012 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | 1 | 2014 | 2 | 0 | ||||
7th | Ahmed Musa | 10/14/1992 | 72 | 13 |
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2010 | 06/06/2018 | 3 | 2 | 2014 | 4th | 2 | ||||
13 | Simy | 05/07/1992 | 2 | 0 |
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2018 | 06/06/2018 | 2 | ||||||||
Coaching staff | Trainer |
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06/28/1953 | 2016 | 3 | |||||||||||
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Finals
Group draw
Venues and quarters (blue / italic) of the Nigerian team |
For the draw of the qualifying groups on December 1st, Nigeria was assigned to Pot 4. In Group D, Nigeria met vice world champions Argentina, Croatia and newcomer Iceland . Nigeria met Argentina in the preliminary rounds in 1994, 2002, 2010 and 2014, with the Nigerians losing by one goal each. With the fifth preliminary round meeting in 2018, this became the most common preliminary round pairing. There was also a goalless draw at the 1995 King Fahd Cup , two wins - most recently on November 14, 2017, when Argentina competed without Lionel Messi - and one defeat in friendly matches. Against Iceland there was a 3-0 defeat in Reykjavík in 1981 . The Nigerians, on the other hand, had never played against Croatia.
Nigeria had not previously played in any of the three preliminary round venues. Krasnodar, where the Nigerians played against Argentina on November 14, has been removed from the provisional list of World Cup venues.
Group stage / group D matches
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 9 |
2. |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 5 | −2 | 4th |
3. |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 4 | −1 | 3 |
4th |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2: 5 | −3 | 1 |
Saturday, June 16, 2018, 9:00 p.m. (CEST) in Kaliningrad | ||||
Croatia | - | Nigeria | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
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Fri., June 22, 2018, 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. CEST) in Volgograd | ||||
Nigeria | - | Iceland | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
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Tue., June 26, 2018, 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CEST) in Saint Petersburg | ||||
Nigeria | - | Argentina | 1: 2 (0: 1) |
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Individual evidence
- ^ Announcement , Sunday Oliseh's Twitter account, accessed on February 26, 2016
- ^ Sport.de: Le Guen new national coach of Nigeria
- ↑ sport.de: "Le Guen: But no job in Nigeria"
- ↑ punchng.com: "BREAKING: NFF picks Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles coach"
- ↑ fifa.com: "Nigeria will be the first team from Africa"
- ↑ Since the Nigerians had used Abdullahi Shehu , who was suspended because of the second yellow card received in the game, the original 1-1 was converted into a 3-0 win for Algeria on December 12, 2017. (Source: Latest decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee )
- ↑ Use statistics from Ikechukwu Ezenwa
- ↑ fifa.com: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Team Base Camps
- ↑ thenff.com: "Russia 2018: Rohr names Mikel, Moses, Musa, 27 others in Nigeria's provisional list"
- ↑ kicker.de: Balogun is going to the World Cup with Nigeria