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Nigeria

Nigeria Sports Stats

Definitions

  • FIFA World Ranking > Men: World football rankings, point totals, March 2006.
  • FIFA World Ranking > Men per million: World football rankings, point totals, March 2006. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • FIFA World Ranking > Women: FIFA world women's ranking, total points.
  • FIFA country code: Three letter codes or trigamme assigned by FIFA to member and non-member countries. These are the official codes used by FIFA and its continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions.
  • Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000: Total of all Gold, Silver and Bronze medals won by each nation at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
  • Soccer > Football players with a Premier League winner's medal > Representation of nationalities > First winner: Players who won the first Premier League' winners medal for their country.
  • Summer olympic medals > All time: All-time Summer Games medal standings, based on The Golden Book of the Olympic Games. Medal counts include the 1906 Intercalated Games, which are not recognized by the IOC.
  • World Cup Totals > Draws: Total number of matches drawn in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Draws per million: Total number of matches drawn in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals against: Total goals against in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals against per million: Total goals against in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals for: Total goals for in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals for per million: Total goals for in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Losses: Total number of losses in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Losses per million: Total number of losses in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Matches played: Total matches played in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Matches played per million: Total matches played in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Points: Total points accrued from 1930 to 2006 in World Cup history. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Points per million: Total points accrued from 1930 to 2006 in World Cup history. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Wins: Total matches won in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Wins per million: Total matches won in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > Commonwealth Games > Gold 37 2006 8th out of 37
Basketball > 2006 FIBA World Championship > Final standings > Record 4/2/2011 2006
Basketball > 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women > Final standings 16 2006 1st out of 12
British Commonwealth Games > Medals 3 1974 6th out of 14
British Commonwealth Games > Medals > Pos 8 1974 13th out of 18
British Empire and Commonwealth Games > Medals 3 1966 9th out of 11
British Empire and Commonwealth Games > Medals > Pos 9 1966 10th out of 18
FIFA World Ranking > Men 738 2006 12th out of 197
FIFA World Ranking > Men per million 5.15 2006 175th out of 188
FIFA World Ranking > Women 1,736 2005 23th out of 116
FIFA country code NGA 2009
International Cricket Council members > Associate Members > Member Since 2002 2002
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000 3 2000 51st out of 75
Soccer > 1998 FIBA World Championship > Final standings > Record 3/2/2011 1998
Soccer > Football players with a Premier League winner's medal > Representation of nationalities > First winner Nwankwo Kanu, 01-02 2001
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Gold 2 1996 35th out of 53
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population 114 746 000 2000
Summer olympic medals > All time 17 1906 43th out of 115
Table Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games > Men's Team > Wins 6 2006 1st out of 14
World Championships in Athletics > Medals Table > Position 25 1999
World Cup Totals > Draws 1 2006 53th out of 72
World Cup Totals > Draws per million 0.00698 2006 51st out of 68
World Cup Totals > Goals against 16 2006 40th out of 72
World Cup Totals > Goals against per million 0.112 2006 65th out of 68
World Cup Totals > Goals for 14 2006 34th out of 72
World Cup Totals > Goals for per million 0.0977 2006 57th out of 68
World Cup Totals > Losses 6 2006 37th out of 72
World Cup Totals > Losses per million 0.0419 2006 66th out of 68
World Cup Totals > Matches played 11 2006 38th out of 72
World Cup Totals > Matches played per million 0.0768 2006 65th out of 68
World Cup Totals > Points 9 2006 38th out of 72
World Cup Totals > Points per million 0.0628 2006 54th out of 68
World Cup Totals > Wins 4 2006 31st out of 72
World Cup Totals > Wins per million 0.0279 2006 46th out of 68

SOURCES: Wikipedia: All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games; Wikipedia: 2006 FIBA World Championship; Wikipedia: 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women; Wikipedia: 1970 British Commonwealth Games; Wikipedia: 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; FIFA Official Website, December 2005; Iain Jeffree, FIFA Country Codes Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 22 Oct 2009.; Wikipedia: List of International Cricket Council members; International Olympic Committee; Wikipedia: 1998 FIBA World Championship; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia: List of football players with a Premier League winner's medal; Wikipedia: 1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games; Wikipedia: Table Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games; Wikipedia: 1999 World Championships in Athletics; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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