OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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NIGERIA<br />
Federal Republic of Nigeria<br />
Population: 174 million<br />
Main language: English<br />
Life expectancy: 53 years<br />
GDP per person: $2700<br />
Capital city: Abuja<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Association founded: 1945<br />
No. footballers / registered: 6,653,710 / 58,710<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 44<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 5 (Apr-94)<br />
Continental titles: 3 times African Cup winners<br />
(1980, 1994, 2013)<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 6 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Round of sixteen 1994, 1998<br />
Biggest win: 3-0 v Bulgaria (1994)<br />
Biggest loss: 1-4 v Denmark (1998)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: CAF play-off winners (v Ethiopia)<br />
Australia's record against Nigeria (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 2 2 0 0<br />
Under-23 3 1 0 2<br />
Under-20 1 0 0 1<br />
Under-17 5 0 0 5<br />
Group F<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Nigeria<br />
Population count (2011 census): 4500<br />
0.1 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 11.9 10.8 76.3 1.0<br />
Median age: 36.4 years<br />
Sex ratio: 141.0 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 4.3 28.2 67.5<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 52.7 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Canning Vale (WA),<br />
Blacktown (NSW), Berwick (Vic)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
11-01-14 Mali L 1-2 Cape Town<br />
15-01-14 Mozambique W 4-2 Cape Town<br />
19-01-14 South Africa W 3-1 Cape Town<br />
25-01-14 Morocco W 4-3 Cape Town<br />
29-01-14 Ghana D 0-0 Mangaung<br />
01-02-14 Zimbabwe W 1-0 Cape Town<br />
05-03-14 Mexico D 0-0 Atlanta<br />
28-05-14 Scotland W 2-1 London<br />
03-06-14 Greece D 0-0 Chester<br />
07-06-14 United States L 1-2 Jacksonville<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 23<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – NIGERIA<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Vincent ENYEAMA GK 29-08-82 / 31 185cm 90 (0) Lille, France<br />
2 Joseph YOBO DF 06-09-80 / 33 185cm 96 (7) Norwich City, England<br />
3 Uwa ECHIEJILE DF 20-01-88 / 26 185cm 41 (2) Monaco, France<br />
4 Ruben GABRIEL MF 25-09-90 / 23 184cm 10 (0) Waasland-Beveren, Belgium<br />
5 Efe AMBROSE DF 18-10-88 / 25 190cm 36 (1) Celtic, Scotland<br />
6 Azubuike EGWUEKWE DF 16-07-89 / 24 195cm 31 (1) Warri Wolves, Nigeria<br />
7 Ahmed MUSA FW 14-10-92 / 21 176cm 37 (5) CSKA Moscow, Russia<br />
8 Peter ODEMWINGIE FW 15-07-81 / 32 181cm 60 (10) Stoke City, England<br />
9 Emmanuel EMENIKE FW 10-05-87 / 27 182cm 22 (9) Fenerbahce, Turkey<br />
10 John Obi MIKEL MF 22-04-87 / 27 188cm 58 (4) Chelsea, England<br />
11 Victor MOSES FW 12-12-90 / 23 177cm 21 (6) Liverpool, England<br />
12 Ebenezer ODUNLAMI DF 30-04-91 / 23 187cm 11 (0) Sunshine Stars, Nigeria<br />
13 Juwon OSHANIWA DF 14-09-90 / 23 184cm 9 (0) Ashdod, Israel<br />
14 Godfrey OBOABONA DF 16-09-90 / 23 183cm 34 (1) Caykur Rizespor, Turkey<br />
15 Ramon AZEEZ MF 12-12-92 / 21 170cm 1 (0) Almeria, Spain<br />
16 Austine EJIDE GK 08-04-84 / 30 186cm 31 (0) Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Israel<br />
17 Ogenyi ONAZI MF 25-12-92 / 21 168cm 20 (1) Lazio, Italy<br />
18 Michael BAB<strong>AT</strong>UNDE FW 24-12-92 / 21 165cm 4 (0) Volyn Lutsk, Ukraine<br />
19 Uche NW<strong>OF</strong>OR FW 17-09-91 / 22 177cm 6 (3) Heerenveen, Netherlands<br />
20 Okechukwu UCHEBO FW 03-02-90 / 24 194cm 3 (1) Cercle Brugge, Belgium<br />
21 Chigozie AGBIM GK 28-11-84 / 29 187cm 14 (0) Enugu Rangers, Nigeria<br />
22 Kenneth OMERUO DF 17-10-93 / 20 185cm 17 (0) Middlesbrough, England<br />
23 Shola AMEOBI FW 12-10-81 / 32 188cm 6 (2) Newcastle United, England<br />
COACH: Stephen Keshi (Nigeria) age 52 years<br />
Coach of Nigeria since 2011<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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