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| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governing body | Nigeria Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Joe Mbu | |||||
| Captain | Sadiq Adebiyi | |||||
| Home stadium | Teslim Balogun Stadium | |||||
| IRL ranking | 29th | |||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
Nigeria 23 – 12
Ghana  ( Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Nigeria 36 – 2
Cameroon  ( Lagos, Nigeria; 28 September 2022) | ||||||
The Nigeria national rugby league team represents Nigeria in international rugby league football competitions. They made their debut in the 2019 Middle East Africa Championship with a 23-12 victory over Ghana. [1]
Current squad
Squad for 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship; [2]
- Bolu Fagborun
- Jude Abrackson
- Joshua Effiong
- Gabriel John
- Alex Richard
- Samuel Akpabio
- Nuhu Ibrahim
- Shakirudeen Alameen
- Nelson Celestine
- Habib Isazka
- Steven James
- Temitope Olawale
- Kiki Stephen
- Precious John
- Kelvin Azuka
- David Olwale
- Sulymon Oyebola
- Stephen Akpawan
- Malu Williams
- Sadiq Adebiyi
- Jubril Olajude
- Isah Lawal-Saulawa
Results
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Home | Result | Away | Competition | Venue | Crowd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 October 2019 |
Nigeria
|
25–12 |
Ghana
|
2019 MEA Championship |
Teslim Balogun Stadium,
Lagos
|
|
| 2 | 5 October 2019 |
Nigeria
|
38–10 | 
Morocco
|
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| 3 | 28 September 2022 |
Nigeria
|
36–2 |
Cameroon
|
2022 MEA Championship |
University of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra
|
|
| 1 | 4 October 2022 |
Ghana
|
4–30 |
Nigeria
|
Notable players
- Sadiq Adebiyi
- Eribe Doro
- Bolu Fagborun
- Jamal Idris
- Muizz Mustapha
- Martin Offiah
- Jayden Okunbor
- Michael Worrincy
- Rob Worrincy
See also
References
- ^ "2nd MEA Rugby league Championship:Debutants Nigeria see off Ghana to set up Morocco final (audio)". Azu Emeh busybuddiesng.com. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Domestic competition in Nigeria underpins MEA Championship". RLIF. 1 October 2019.
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