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Nigeria U23

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ShirtImama Amapakabo (since 2019)

Grupo B · Africa U23 Cup of Nations

2019/20
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
3
Goals for
2
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 3 of 8 in the competitionGoals1.00Shots on target per match · 6 of 8 in the competitionShots on target2.67Goals per 100 shots · 3 of 7 in the competitionConversion13%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 4 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets33%Average share of the ball · 2 of 8 in the competitionPossession51%Duels won over duels contested · 6 of 8 in the competitionDuels won47%

Compared with the 8 teams in Africa U23 Cup of Nations in 2019/20.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.003.º
Shots on target2.676.º
Conversion13%3.º
Clean sheets33%4.º
Possession51%2.º
Duels won47%6.º

Grupo B · Olympic Football Tournament

2016/17
1.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
6
Goals for
6
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 6 of 16 in the competitionGoals1.83Shots on target per match · 8 of 16 in the competitionShots on target5.17Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 16 in the competitionConversion15%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 6 of 16 in the competitionClean sheets33%Average share of the ball · 5 of 16 in the competitionPossession53%Duels won over duels contested · 11 of 16 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 16 teams in Olympic Football Tournament in 2016/17.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 16 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.836.º
Shots on target5.178.º
Conversion15%5.º
Clean sheets33%6.º
Possession53%5.º
Duels won48%11.º

Trends

2019/20
1.83
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0%
Over 2.5 goals
When they score31-45'

Squad

2019/20

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
1Adamu AbubakarGoalkeeperNigeria28---2019
16Mohammed GaladimaGoalkeeperNigeria25---2019
21Kingdom OsayiGoalkeeperNigeria27---2019

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
6Izuchukwu AnthonyDefenderNigeria281.98 m--2020
-Samuel AtvatiFull backNigeria271.76 m--2019
22Godfrey BitokDefenderNigeria261.85 m76 kgLeft2022
2Josiah ChukwudiFull backNigeria27---2019
17Ndifreke EffiongFull backNigeria281.73 m-Right2016
6Olisa NdahDefenderNigeria28---2021
26Valentine OzornwaforDefenderNigeria271.94 m85 kgLeft2025
2Seth SincereDefenderNigeria281.72 m65 kgRight2022

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
15Aliyu Yau AdamDef. midfieldNigeria26---2019
15Tom Dele-BashiruCentre midEngland271.83 m68 kgRight2025
7Sunday FaleyeMidfielderNigeria27---2019
-BenitoMidfielderIvory Coast281.79 m80 kgRight2026
50Kelechi NwakaliMidfielderNigeria281.84 m72 kgRight2024
24Azubuike OkechukwuCentre midNigeria291.70 m73 kgRight2021

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
9Taiwo AwoniyiStrikerNigeria291.83 m84 kgRight2021
-Bright EnobakhareForwardNigeria281.78 m79 kgRight2026
28Sunusi IbrahimStrikerNigeria231.68 m88 kg-2021
17Orji OkwonkwoWingerNigeria281.82 m80 kgRight2025
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