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Results 1990-95

Wednesday, 16 November 1994
 Football Association International Match

England 1 Nigeria 0 [1-0]
 

 

Team line-up

 

 


Match Summary
England Squad
Nigeria Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London - Attendance: 37,196
Kick-off 8.00 p.m. BST  Live on xx (UK) - Commentator: xx

 England - David Platt (41)
 

? kicked-off. 9- minutes (-).
 

Match Summary
 

Officials from Sweden

xxx

Type

xxx
Referee (black) - Leif Sundell,
x (x), x, FIFA listed x.

Linesmen - M. Ingvarsson & M. Nilsson.

Reserve Official - P.A. Vosper, Middlesex.

 Teams presented to Ron Greeenwood C.B.E. (ex-England manager)



 x Goal Attempts x
x Attempts on Target x
x Hit Bar/Post x
x Corner Kicks Won x
x Offside Calls Against x
x Fouls Conceded x
x Possession x

England Team
 

Rank:

 17th (25th October 1994) Colours: The 1993 home uniform - White shirts with navy blue & red trim, navy blue shorts with red trim, white socks with navy blue tops.
Capt: David Platt, 12th captaincy Coach: Terry Venables, 51, appointed 10 January 1994,
6th match, W 4 - D 2 - L 0 - F 10 - A 1.
England Lineup
1 Flowers, Timothy x x x x x x GA
2 Jones, Robert x x x x x x
3 Le Saux, Graeme x x x x x x
4 Lee, Robert x x x x x x
5 Howey, Stephen x x x x x x
6 Ruddock, Neil x x x x x x
7 Platt, David x x x x x x
8 Beardsley, Peter x x x x x x
9 Shearer, Alan x x x x x x
10 Barnes, John x x x x x x
11 Wise, Dennis x x x x x x
England Substitutes
14 McManaman, Steven, on 25th min. for Lee x x x x x x
15 Le Tissier, Matthew, on 79th min. for Beardsley x x x x x x
16 Sheringham, Edward, on 79th min. for Shearer x x x x x x

unused substitutes:

 12-Stuart Pearce, 13-David Seaman.
   
formation formation -

Averages (Starting XI):

 Age tbc Appearances/Goals tbc tbc

 

Nigeria Team
 

Rank:

 12th (25th October 1994) Colours: Made by Nike - Green shirts with black sleeves (with white trim), white/black collar/cuffs. NIGERIA across front, white shorts with black (white stars) trim, green and white hooped socks.
Capt: Peter Rufai Coach: Amodu Shalbu
Nigeria Lineup
1 Rufai, Peter x x x x x x GA
2 Eguavoen, Augustine x x x x x x
3 Iroha, Benedict x x x x x x
15 Adepoju, Mutiu, sub off 85th min. x x x x x x
5 Okechukwu, Uche x x x x x x
20 Okafor, Uchenna x x x x x x
7 Finidi, George x x x x x x
14 Amokachi, Daniel, sub off 60th min. x x x x x x
9 Yekini, Rashidi, sub off 60th min. x x x x x x
10 Okocha, Agustine x x x x x x
11 Amunike, Emmanuel x x x x x x
Nigeria Substitutes
17 Ikpeba, Viktor, on 60th min. for Amokachi x x x x x x
18 Ekoku, Efangwu, on 60th min. for Yekini x x x x x x
16 Kanu, Nwankwo, on 85th min. for Adepoju x x x x x x

unused substitutes:

 6-Douglas Bolaji, 8-Wilson Oruma, 19-Nduka Ugbade, 22-Ike Shorunmu.
   
formation formation -

Averages (Starting XI):

 Age tbc Appearances/Goals tbc tbc

 

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

Source Notes

Original Teamsheet
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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