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Nigeria national football team results (2000–2009)

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The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international football.

2000

23 Jan 2000 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Nigeria  4–2  Tunisia Lagos, Nigeria
Okocha 27' 62'
Ikpeba 68' 74'
Report Trabelsi 7'
Sellimi 16'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
28 January 2000 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Nigeria  0–0  Congo Lagos, Nigeria
Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima
3 February 2000 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Nigeria  2–0  Morocco Lagos, Nigeria
Finidi 29'
Aghahowa 82'
Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mohamed Ali Bujsaim
7 February 2000 2000 AfCoN Quarterfinals Nigeria  2–1  Senegal Lagos, Nigeria
Aghahowa 84' 92' Report Fadiga 6' Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima
13 February 2000 2000 AfCoN Final Nigeria  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
 Senegal Lagos, Nigeria
Chukwu 45'
Okocha 47'
Report Eto'o 26'
Mboma 31'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Penalties
Okocha soccer ball with check mark
Okpara soccer ball with check mark
Kanu soccer ball with red X
Ikpeba soccer ball with red X
Oliseh soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark M'Boma
soccer ball with check mark Wome
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with red X Foé
soccer ball with check mark Song
9 April 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Eritrea  0–0  Nigeria Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Denden Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ahmed Auda
22 April 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Nigeria  4–0  Eritrea Surulere, Lagos State
Akwuegbu 13'
Lawal 20'
Akpoborie 65'
Kanu 85' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Surulere Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Duarte Monteiro
4 June 2000 International friendly Nigeria  3–2  Malawi Nigeria
Shuaibu 22'
Gasper 36'
Issah 46'
Report Chitsulo 64' 90' Stadium: Sani Abacha Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
6 June 2000 International friendly Nigeria  4–1  Malawi Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Skinn 40'
Adamu 50'
Gasper 73'
Shuaibu 90'
Report Nkwazi 00' Stadium: Liberation Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
9 July 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Liberia  2–1  Nigeria Liberia
Wreh 4' 48' Report Oliseh 49' Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hichem Guirat
2 September 2000 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification Nigeria  4–0  Namibia Lagos, Nigeria
Ikpeba 40' 70' 90'
Ojigwe 52'
Report Attendance: 25,000

2001

27 January 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Nigeria  3–0  Sudan Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Agali 58' 68'
Kanu 79'
Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gamal Mahmoud Al-Ghandour
1 July 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Sudan  0–4  Nigeria Sudan
Report Okocha 40'
Yakubu 47' 87'
Aghahowa 78'
Stadium: El Meriekh Stadium
Attendance: 23,100
28 July 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Nigeria  3–0  Ghana Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Agali 1'
Babangida 18' 32'
Report Stadium: Liberation Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
13 September 2001 Friendly South Korea  2–2  Nigeria Korea Republic
Lee 66'
Choi 78'
Report Nduke 8' 38' Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
16 September 2001 Friendly South Korea  2–1  Nigeria Korea Republic
Kim 58' (pen.)
Lee 90'
Report Nduke 62' Stadium: Busan Asiad Stadium
Attendance: 42,186
7 October 2001 International friendly Japan  2–2  Nigeria Southampton, England
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
Yanagisawa 26'
Suzuki 57'
Report Matsuda 27' (o.g.)
Aghahowa 81'

Ejiofor Red card 87'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 11,801[1]
Referee: Steve Dunn (England)

2002

12 January 2002 Friendly Ivory Coast  1–1  Nigeria Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
Traore Kain 24' Report Akwuegbu 55' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 60,000
21 January 2002 2002 African Cup of Nations Algeria  0–1  Nigeria Bamako, Mali
Report Aghahowa 43' Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 10,000
24 January 2002 2002 African Cup of Nations Mali  0–0  Nigeria Bamako, Mali
Report Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 50,000
28 January 2002 2002 African Cup of Nations Liberia  0–1  Nigeria Bamako, Mali
Report Aghahowa 63' Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 9,000
3 February 2002 2002 African Cup of Nations quarter-final Nigeria  1–0  Ghana Bamako, Mali
Lawal 80' Report Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 25,000
7 February 2002 2002 African Cup of Nations semi-final Nigeria  1–2  Senegal Bamako, Mali
Aghahowa 88' Report Diop 54'
Diao 97'
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 20,000
17 April 2002 Friendly Scotland  1–2  Nigeria Pittodrie, Aberdeen
Dailly 7' Report Aghahowa 40', 69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,465
4 May 2002 Friendly Nigeria  3–0  Kenya Lagos, Nigeria
Ojigwe 49'
Opabunmi 55'
Oruma 87'
Report Stadium: National Stadium
16 May 2002 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–2  Nigeria Dublin, Ireland
Reid 69' Report Aghahowa 13'
Sodje 47'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 42,652
18 May 2002 Friendly Nigeria  1–0  Jamaica Shepherd's Bush, London
Obiorah 48' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,000
7 June 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup Sweden  2–1  Nigeria Kobe, Japan
Larsson 35', 63' (pen.) Report Aghahowa 27' Stadium: Kobe Wing Stadium
Attendance: 36,194
12 June 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup Nigeria  0–0  England Osaka, Japan
Report Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 44,864
11 September 2002 Friendly Nigeria  2–0  Tanzania Lagos, Nigeria
(Goalscorer records not available) -', -' Report Stadium: National Stadium
20 November 2002 Friendly Nigeria  0–0  Jamaica Lagos, Nigeria
Report Stadium: National Stadium
25 November 2002 Friendly Nigeria  1–1  Egypt Lagos, Nigeria
Moneke 73' Report El-Yamani 26' Stadium: National Stadium
15 December 2002 Friendly Ghana  0–1  Nigeria Accra, Ghana
Report Okorunowo 42' (o.g.) Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium

2003

16 February 2003 Friendly Gambia  0–1  Nigeria Bakau, Gambia
Report Ogechukwu 10' Stadium: Independence Stadium (Banjul Football Stadium)
Attendance: 10,000
23 February 2003 Friendly Nigeria  0–0  Ghana Warri, Nigeria
Report Stadium: Warri Township Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
29 March 2003 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification Malawi  0–1  Nigeria Blantyre, Malawi
Report Utaka 10' Attendance: 60,000
25 May 2003 Friendly Jamaica  3–2  Nigeria Kingston, Jamaica
Lowe 25'
Johnson 40'
Williams 90'
Report Ugochukwu 66'
Kanu 77'
Stadium: The National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
11 June 2003 Friendly Nigeria  0–3  Brazil Abuja, Nigeria
Report Gil 33'
Luis Fabiano 37'
Adriano Gabiru 80'
Stadium: Abuja National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
26 July 2003 Friendly Nigeria  1–0  Venezuela Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Okocha 8' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,000
20 August 2003 Friendly Japan  3–0  Nigeria Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Takahara 1', 39'
Endo 72'
Report Stadium: National Stadium (Tokyo)
Attendance: 54,860

2004

4 Feb 2004 2004 African Cup of Nations Group D Benin  1–2  Nigeria Sfax, Tunisia
Latoundji 90' Report Lawal 35'
Utaka 76'
Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Attendance: 15,000
29 May 2004 Unity Cup Nigeria  3–0  Republic of Ireland London, United Kingdom
Ogbeche 36' 69'
Martins 49'
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 7,438
5 Jun 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 4 Nigeria  2–0  Rwanda Abuja, Nigeria
16:00 Martins 55' 88' Report
Report
Stadium: National Stadium (Abuja)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
11 October 2004 LG Cup Semi-final Libya  2–1  Nigeria Tripoli, Libya
Kara 23' 44' Report
Report
Story
Ejezi 17' Stadium: 11 June Stadium

2005

17 August 2005 Friendly Libya  0–1  Nigeria Tripoli, Libya
Report Martins 0' Stadium: Stade 11 June
4 September 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 4 Algeria  2–5  Nigeria Oran, Algeria
20:30 Yacef 48'
Boutabout 58'
Report
Report
Martins 20' (pen.) 88' 90'
Utaka 42'
Obodo 81'
Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya)
8 October 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 4 Nigeria  5–1  Zimbabwe Abuja, Nigeria
15:00 Martins 35' 75' (pen.)
Yussuf 62'
Kanu 80' (pen.)
Odemwingie 89'
Report
Report
Benjani 70' Stadium: Abuja Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
16 November 2005 Friendly Romania  3–0  Nigeria Bucharest, Romania
Niculae 17'
Petre 49'
Roșu 89'
Report Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 500
Referee: Veasceslav Banari (Moldova)

2006

23 January 2006 2006 AFCON Ghana  0–1  Nigeria Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Taiwo 86' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Essam Abdel Fatah (Egypt)
27 January 2006 2006 AFCON Nigeria  2–0  Zimbabwe Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Obodo 57'
Mikel 61'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
31 January 2006 2006 AFCON Nigeria  2–1  Senegal Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Martins 79' 88' Camara 59' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
4 February 2006 2006 AFCON Tunisia  1–1  Nigeria Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Hagui 49' Obinna 6' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
7 February 2006 2006 AFCON Ivory Coast  1–0  Nigeria Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, Alexandria
Drogba 47' Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
9 February 2006 2006 AFCON Nigeria  1–0  Senegal Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Lawal 79' Attendance: 11,354
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
2 September 2006 2008 ACNQ Nigeria  2–0  Niger Abuja Stadium, Abuja
Yakubu 27'
Obodo 60'
8 October 2006 2008 ACNQ Lesotho  0–1  Nigeria Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Yakubu 50'

2007

6 February 2007 Friendly Ghana  4–1  Nigeria Griffin Park, London
Laryea Kingston 50'
Sulley Muntari 53'
Junior Agogo 60'
Joetex Frimpong 74'
Report Taye Taiwo 65' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Iain Brines (Scotland)
24 March 2007 2008 AFCON Qualification Nigeria  1–0  Uganda MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Nwankwo Kanu 73' [ Report] Referee: Diatta Anjori (Senegal)
22 August 2007 Friendly North Macedonia  0–0  Nigeria Stadion Gradski, Skopje
Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
14 October 2007 Friendly Mexico  2–2  Nigeria Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Cacho 54', 68' (pen.) Report Martins 32', 52' Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
17 November 2007 Friendly Nigeria  0–1  Australia Craven Cottage, London
Report David Carney 52' Attendance: 11,953
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
20 November 2007 Friendly Switzerland  0–1  Nigeria Letzigrund, Zürich
Report Taye Taiwo 79' Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Ivan Bobek (Croatia)

2008

9 January 2008 Friendly Sudan  0–2  Nigeria MNPS Field, Estepona, Spain
Report I. Uche 2H'
Ishiaku 2H'
21 January 2008 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria  0–1  Ivory Coast Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
17:00 Kalou 66' Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
25 January 2008 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria  0–0  Mali Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
19:30 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
29 January 2008 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria  2–0  Benin Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
17:00 Mikel 53'
Yakubu 86'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
3 February 2008 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Ghana  2–1  Nigeria Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
17:00 Essien 45+2'
Agogo 83'
Yakubu 35' (pen.) Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
27 May 2008 Friendly Austria  1–1  Nigeria UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria
20:30 UTC+1 Kienast 13' K. Uche 19' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
1 June 2008 2010 WC/AFCON Qualifier Nigeria  2–0  South Africa Abuja Stadium, Abuja
16:00 UTC+1 I. Uche 10'
Nwaneri 45+1'
Report Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
7 June 2008 2010 WC/AFCON Qualifier Sierra Leone  0–1  Nigeria National Stadium, Freetown
14:30 UTC+0 Report Yobo 88' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sam Korti (Liberia)
6 September 2008 2010 WC/AFCON Qualifier South Africa  0–1  Nigeria Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth
15:00 UTC+2 Report I. Uche 71' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)
11 October 2008 2010 WC/AFCON Qualifier Nigeria  4–1  Sierra Leone Abuja Stadium, Abuja
16:00 UTC+1 Obodo 21'
Obinna 35'
Odemwingie 45'
Odiah 51'
Report Yobo 32' (o.g.) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
19 November 2008 Friendly Colombia  1–0  Nigeria Estadio Deportivo Cali, Cali, Colombia
Falcao 82' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)

2009

11 February 2009 Friendly Nigeria  0–0  Jamaica The Den, London
Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
29 March 2009 2010 WCQ Mozambique  0–0  Nigeria Estádio da Machava, Maputo
15:00 UTC+2 Report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
7 June 2009 2010 WCQ Nigeria  3–0  Kenya Abuja Stadium, Abuja
17:00 UTC+1 I. Uche 2'
Obinna 72' (pen.), 77'
Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
20 June 2009 2010 WCQ Tunisia  0–0  Nigeria Stade 7 November, Radès
19:10 UTC+1 Report Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
6 September 2009 2010 WCQ Nigeria  2–2  Tunisia Abuja Stadium, Abuja
17:00 UTC+1 Odemwingie 23'
Eneramo 80'
Report Taïder 24'
Darragi 89'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
11 October 2009 2010 WCQ Nigeria  1–0  Mozambique Abuja Stadium, Abuja
17:00 UTC+1 Obinna 90+3' Report Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
14 November 2009 2010 WCQ Kenya  2–3  Nigeria Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Oliech 15'
Wanga 77'
Report Martins 60', 81'
Yakubu 64'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

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