Player · Nigeria · Midfielder

Tijani Babangida

Goals from 28 Jun 1998 to 29 Jul 2001

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Caps: 4
Starts: 1
Minutes: 120
Win % when playing: 50%
Goals: 5
Matches scored in: 3
Penalties: 0
Hat-tricks: 0
For their side: 29th of 159
Longest gap: 1.6 yrs
Minutes per goal: 120

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiers

1998199920002001

Tallest: 2 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 2 · Minute

What the goals did

Extended lead3

Pulled one back1

Winning goal1

Nigeria with and without them

Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.


With them	4	2	0	2	6	9	50%
Without them	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Played most alongside10


Finidi George	4
Garba Lawal	4
Peter Rufai	4
Rashidi Yekini	4
Sunday Oliseh	4
Taribo West	4
Celestine Babayaro	3
Jay-Jay Okocha	3
Mutiu Adepoju	3
Nwankwo Kanu	3

Faced most10


Albert Celades	Spain	1
Albert Ferrer	Spain	1
Alfonso	Spain	1
Allan Nielsen	Denmark	1
Andoni Zubizarreta	Spain	1
Arístides Rojas	Paraguay	1
Brian Laudrup	Denmark	1
Carlos Gamarra	Paraguay	1
Carlos Paredes	Paraguay	1
Celso Ayala	Paraguay	1

Against3


Ghana	2	1
South Africa	2	1
Denmark	1	1

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.


FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	2	1
African Cup of Nations 2000	2	1
FIFA World Cup 1998	1	1

Every goal5


29 Jul 2001	v Ghana	3–0	32′	—	Extended lead	3–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
29 Jul 2001	v Ghana	3–0	18′	—	Extended lead	2–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
10 Feb 2000	v South Africa	2–0	34′	—	Extended lead	2–0	African Cup of Nations 2000 · Semi-final
10 Feb 2000	v South Africa	2–0	1′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 2000 · Semi-final
28 Jun 1998	v Denmark	1–4	77′	—	Pulled one back	1–4	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16

Every match on record6

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.


29 Jul 2001	v Ghana	3–0	—	—	2	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
10 Feb 2000	v South Africa	2–0	—	—	2	—	African Cup of Nations 2000 · Semi-final
28 Jun 1998	v Denmark	1–4	came on 73′	17	1	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16
24 Jun 1998	v Paraguay	1–3	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
19 Jun 1998	v Bulgaria	1–0	came on 84′	6	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
13 Jun 1998	v Spain	3–2	came on 83′	7	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.