Nigeria 1-1 Paraguay - March 26, 2002 / Friendlies 2002
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NIG
24' - Goal
Carlos Gamarra
32' - Substitution
Friday Onyekwuis substituted by Efe Sodje32
NIG
46' - Substitution
José Luis Chilavertis substituted by Ricardo Tavarelli
71' - Substitution
Emeka Ifejiagwais substituted by Danny Shittu71
72' - Substitution
Lucky Idahoris substituted by Benedict Akwuegbu72
72' - Substitution
José Cardozois substituted by Jorge Campos
83' - Goal
Augustine Okocha83
84' - Substitution
Ifeanyi Udezeis substituted by Pius Ikedia84
84' - Substitution
Diego Gavilánis substituted by Victor Quintana
PAR
PAR
Team line-ups
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Austin Ejide | 17 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Friday Onyekwu | 32 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ifeanyi Udeze | 84 | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Emeka Ifejiagwa | 71 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eric Ejiofor | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Celestine Babayaro | 23 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Blessing Kaku | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Augustine Okocha | 83 | 28 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lucky Idahor | 72 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nwankwo Kanu | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bartholomew Ogbeche | 17 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average number of matches played for the team
14
Paraguay
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
José Luis Chilavert | 46 | 36 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Carlos Gamarra | 24 | 31 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Celso Ayala | 31 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carlos Bonet | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Francisco Arce | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Denis Caniza | 27 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Estanislao Struway | 33 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Carlos Paredes | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Diego Gavilán | 84 | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
José Cardozo | 72 | 31 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roque Santa Cruz | 20 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
44
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Efe Sodje | 32 | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Danny Shittu | 71 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Pius Ikedia | 84 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Benedict Akwuegbu | 72 | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ricardo Tavarelli | 46 | 31 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jorge Campos | 72 | 31 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Victor Quintana | 84 | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Friday Onyekwu
IN
Joseph Yobo
OUT
Blessing Kaku
IN
Wilson Oruma
OUT
Lucky Idahor
IN
Yakubu Ayegbeni
OUT
Nwankwo Kanu
IN
Victor Ikpeba
OUT
Celestine Babayaro
IN
Garba Lawal
OUT
Bartholomew Ogbeche
IN
Tijjani Babangida
OUT
Austin Ejide
IN
Murphy Akanji
OUT
Ifeanyi Udeze
IN
Sunday Oliseh
OUT
Emeka Ifejiagwa
IN
Pascal Ojigwe
OUT
Augustine Okocha
IN
Justice Christopher
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
José Luis Chilavert
IN
Ricardo Tavarelli
OUT
Roque Santa Cruz
IN
Hugo Brizuela
OUT
Carlos Bonet
IN
Gustavo Morinigo
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
64
45
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
31 %
Onigbinde vs Paraguay
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Onigbinde vs Maldini
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
70
2
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Maldini vs Nigeria
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Maldini vs Onigbinde
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Steve Bennett
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Nigeria2 matches | General total | Paraguay2 matches | 0 victory |
2 draws |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Nigeria1 match | Season total | Paraguay1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 31, 2004 | Latest figure on May 27, 2006 | |||||||
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Key figures
Paraguay keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 18/07/2001). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/03/1998-06/06/1998 time period (9 matches).
Nigeria keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal conceded surterrainneutre in Friendlies running (since 22/12/1998). It's a record streak. The first of history
Paraguay keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win surterrainneutre in Friendlies running (since 03/11/1999). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/05/1998 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LNigeria 1-4 Denmark28/06/1998 | DJapan 2-2 Nigeria07/10/2001 | VAlgeria 0-1 Nigeria21/01/2002 | VLiberia 0-1 Nigeria28/01/2002 | VNigeria 1-0 Ghana03/02/2002 | LNigeria 1-2 Senegal07/02/2002 |
| Overall | VAlgeria 0-1 Nigeria21/01/2002 | DMali 0-0 Nigeria24/01/2002 | VLiberia 0-1 Nigeria28/01/2002 | VNigeria 1-0 Ghana03/02/2002 | LNigeria 1-2 Senegal07/02/2002 | VMali 0-1 Nigeria09/02/2002 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VParaguay 2-0 Serbia and Montenegro28/06/2001 | DParaguay 3-3 Peru12/07/2001 | DParaguay 0-0 Mexico15/07/2001 | LBrazil 3-1 Paraguay18/07/2001 | DParaguay 2-2 Argentina07/10/2001 | LParaguay 0-4 Colombia14/11/2001 |
| Overall | LBrazil 2-0 Paraguay15/08/2001 | VParaguay 5-1 Bolivia05/09/2001 | DParaguay 2-2 Argentina07/10/2001 | LVenezuela 3-1 Paraguay08/11/2001 | LParaguay 0-4 Colombia14/11/2001 | DParaguay 2-2 Bolivia13/02/2002 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 12 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 7 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
| Benedict Akwuegbu | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Estanislao Struway |  |
| Benedict Akwuegbu | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Estanislao Struway | |
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
1 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
3 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
June 24, 1998 |
| Neutral ground | 3 - 1 |
June 24, 1998 |
Best historical scorers against Paraguay
 |
Wilson Oruma | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
|
José Cardozo | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Celso Ayala | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Miguel Ángel Benítez | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
Players with most games played vs Paraguay
|
Wilson Oruma | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Rashidi Yekini | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Godwin Okpara | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Peter Rufai | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Augustine Eguavoen | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Garba Lawal | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
Players with most games played vs Nigeria
|
Julio Yegros | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Hugo Brizuela | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
|
José Luis Chilavert | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Carlos Gamarra | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Pedro Alcides Sarabia | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Carlos Paredes | 1 match | 1998 - 1998 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 04, 2002
January 05, 2002
January 07, 2002
January 08, 2002
January 10, 2002
January 12, 2002
February 06, 2002
February 12, 2002
February 13, 2002
March 07, 2002
March 10, 2002
March 13, 2002
March 14, 2002
March 20, 2002
March 21, 2002
March 26, 2002
March 27, 2002
April 07, 2002
April 17, 2002
April 20, 2002
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