Nigeria 2000s squad

Every player who appeared for Nigeria in the 2000s — 171 in all, with their career international caps and goals.

Joseph Yobo racked up the most caps of anyone here — 101 in all. Yakubu leads the scoring with 21. The squad breaks down as 11 goalkeepers, 52 defenders, 56 midfielders and 52 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.

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PlayerPosCapsGoalsLegend
Joseph YoboDF101788
Vincent EnyeamaGK101—87
Jay-Jay OkochaMF751487
Mikel John ObiMF91686
YakubuFW582185
Finidi GeorgeMF62684
Julius AghahowaFW321483
Taye TaiwoDF53583
Victor ObinnaFW481282
Garba LawalMF53582
Mutiu AdepojuMF48682
Nwankwo KanuFW871282
Peter OdemwingieFW631182
Sunday OlisehMF54281
Uche OkechukwuDF46281
Ike ShorunmuGK36—81
Tijani BabangidaMF36580
Benedict AkwuegbuFW30879
Ifeanyi UdezeDF35078
Victor IkpebaFW31778
Emmanuel AmunikeMF27978
Obinna NwaneriDF33178
John UtakaFW43677
Danny ShittuDF32077
Seyi OlofinjanaMF44077
Kalu UcheMF/FW37677
Ayila YussufDF31177
Efe AmbroseDF30277
Celestine BabayaroDF27076
Chidi OdiahDF27176
Isaac OkoronkwoDF26076
Dele AiyenugbaGK16—75
Christian ObodoMF21475
Wilson OrumaMF19374
Chinedu ObasiFW21474
Joseph EnakarhireDF22274
Ndubuisi EgboGK12—73
Rabiu AfolabiDF20173
Pascal OjigweMF17273
Victor AgaliFW12572
Jonathan AkpoborieFW13472
Sani KaitaMF22072
George AbbeyDF18072
Godwin OkparaDF18072
Onyekachi OkonkwoMF20071
Dickson EtuhuMF19071
Stephen MakinwaFW18271
Eric EjioforDF14070
Onyekachi ApamDF14070
Bartholomew OgbecheFW11370
Yusuf MohamedDF13069
Romanus OrjintaDF13069
Michael EneramoFW10369
Raphael ChukwuFW10369
Paul ObiefuleMF14069
Victor AnichebeMF11169
Pius IkediaMF15—69
Efe SodjeDF12169
Emeka IfejiagwaDF12069
Justice ChristopherMF11067
Macauley ChrisantusFW7767
Bob OsimDF9066
Emmanuel EkwuemeMF/FW12066
Imadu DooyumMF9066
Prince Ikpe EkongMF9066
Mobi OparakuDF8065
Samuel OkunowoDF8065
Lukman HarunaMF7165
Jeremiah AniFW6265
Seyi OlajengbesiDF7064
Femi OpabunmiMF6164
Emmanuel BabaMF6063
Richard EromoigbeMF6063
Ahmed GarbaFW6163
Henry OnwuzuruikeMF5062
Iyenemi FuroDF5062
Olubayo AdefemiDF5062
Greg EtafiaGK3—62
Manasseh IshiakuFW4160
Duke UdiMF4060
Blessing KakuMF4060
Haruna DodaMF4060
Rabiu BaitaMF4060
Patrick OvieDF4060
Monday JamesDF4160
Sam SodjeDF4060
Tony AlegbeDF4060
Chikelue IloenyosiDF4060
Victor EzejiFW3359
George DatoruFW4059
Murphy AkanjiGK2—59
Edward OfereMF3058
Kelechi OkoyeMF3058
Binawari Williams AjuwaMF3058
James ObiorahFW3158
Ifeanyi EmegharaDF3058
Christopher KanuDF3058
Igho OtegheriFW3057
Mohammed Aliyu DattiFW3057
Ezenwa OtoroguFW3057
Mutiu AdegokeFW3057
Chukwuma AkabuezeMF2157
Kabiru MusaFW2256
Kelechi OsunwaFW2156
Minabo AsechemieMF2055
Isiaka OlawaleMF2055
Bosun AyeniMF2055
Chibuike OkekeMF2055
Samuel OgunsaniaDF2055
Kevin AmunekeFW2054
Lucky IdahorFW2054
Henry EkuboFW2054
Sam AyorindeFW2054
Tosin DosunmuFW2054
Enoch ShowunmiFW2054
Emeka Jude UgaliFW2054
Henry IsaacFW2054
Adewale WahabMF1051
Sam LedorMF1051
Samson GodwinMF1051
Azubuike OlisehMF1051
Oladapo OlufemiMF1051
Haruna BabangidaMF1051
Emma OnuhMF1051
Felix AdemolaMF1051
Prince Efe EhioroboMF1051
Abiodun AgunbiadeMF1051
Bright IgbinadolorMF1051
Emmanuel IzuaghaDF1051
Kingsley UdohDF1051
Yakubu AdamuDF1051
Odeh OgarDF1051
Nojim RajiDF1051
Okechukwu OditaDF1051
Sunday ChibuikeDF1051
Muisi AjaoDF1151
Albert YoboDF1051
Ekene EmigoDF1051
Ikechukwu KaluFW1050
Ndubisi ChukunyereFW1050
Abdulafees AbdulsalamFW1050
Emmanuel OkoduwaFW1050
Francis KumburFW1050
Patrick SundayFW1050
Eyad salahFW1050
Peter IjehFW1050
Kayode OdejayiFW1050
Victor ShakaFW1050
David TyavkaseFW1050
Ngemba Evans ObiGK0—49
Edith AgoyeMF1—49
Stanley IhugbaMF——46
Sone AlukoMF——46
Emmanuel OmodiagbeMF——46
Oluwafemi AjiloreMF——46
Austin EjideGK——46
Sam OkoyeGK——46
Sunday RotimiGK——46
Chijioke EjioguGK——46
Ayo Hassan RaimiDF——46
Dele AdeleyeDF——46
Rasheed AlabiDF——46
Oguchi UcheDF——46
Uga OkparaDF——46
Elderson EchiéjiléDF——46
Taribo WestDF——46
Obafemi MartinsFW——46
Isaac PromiseFW——46
Joseph AkpalaFW——46
Ikechukwu UcheFW——46
Akeem AgbetuFW——46

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