Nigeria national football team 2008

The Nigeria men's national football team results and fixtures for 2008.

The NIgeria Football Federation replaced Berti Vogts with Shaibu Amodu as head coach after a quarterfinal appearance in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Record

Competition GP W D L GF GA
International Friendly 3 1 1 1 3 2
2008 Africa Cup of Nations 4 2 1 1 3 3
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 6 0 0 11 1
Total 13 9 2 2 17 6

Goal scorers

Player Goals
Ikechukwu Uche 4
Yakubu Aiyegbeni 3
Joseph Yobo 2
Chidi Odiah 1
Kalu Uche 1
Christian Obodo 1
Victor Obinna 1
Obinna Nwaneri 1
John Obi Mikel 1
Peter Odemwingie 1
Manasseh Ishiaku 1

Appearance Leaders

Player Appearances (Starts)
Taye Taiwo 12 (12)
Yakubu Aiyegbeni 12 (11)
Ikechukwu Uche 12(10)
Obinna Nwaneri 11(11)
Joseph Yobo 10(10)
Peter Odemwingie 10(6)
John Obi Mikel 8(7)

Debuts

Match results

9 January 2008
Friendly
Sudan  0 – 2  Nigeria
Report Ikechukwu Uche  2H'
Manasseh Ishiaku  2H'
MNPS Field, Estepona, Spain


25 January 2008
19:30
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria  0 – 0  Mali
Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

29 January 2008
17:00
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria  2 – 0  Benin
John Obi Mikel  53'
Yakubu Aiyegbeni  86'
Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

3 February 2008
17:00
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana  2 – 1  Nigeria
Michael Essien  45+2'
Junior Agogo  83'
Yakubu Aiyegbeni  35' (pen.)
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

27 May 2008
20:30 UTC+1
Friendly
Austria  1 – 1  Nigeria
Roman Kienast  13' Kalu Uche  19'
UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)


Sierra Leone  0 – 1  Nigeria
Report Joseph Yobo  88'
National Stadium, Freetown
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sam Korti (Liberia)

Equatorial Guinea  0 – 1  Nigeria
Report Joseph Yobo  5'
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: John Mendy (Gambia)

Nigeria  2 – 0  Equatorial Guinea
Yakubu Aiyegbeni  45'
Ikechukwu Uche  84'
Report
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jamel Ambaya (Libya)

6 September 2008
15:00 UTC+2
2010 WC/AFCON Qualifier
South Africa  0 – 1  Nigeria
Report Ikechukwu Uche  71'
Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)

11 October 2008
16:00 UTC+1
2010 WC/AFCON Qualifier
Nigeria  4 – 1  Sierra Leone
Christian Obodo  21'
Victor Obinna  35'
Peter Odemwingie  45'
Chidi Odiah  51'
Report Joseph Yobo  32' (o.g.)
Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

19 November 2008
Friendly
Colombia  1 – 0  Nigeria
Radamel Falcao Garcia  82'
Estadio Deportivo Cali, Cali, Colombia
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)

References

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