Nigeria national rugby league team

Nigeria
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Team information
Governing bodyNigeria Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachJoe Mbu
CaptainSadiq Adebiyi
Home stadiumTeslim Balogun Stadium
IRL ranking29th
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 Nigeria Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
2 5 October 2019  Nigeria 38–10  Morocco
3 28 September 2022  Nigeria 36–2  Cameroon 2022 MEA Championship GhanaUniversity of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra
1 4 October 2022  Ghana 4–30  Nigeria

Notable players

See also

  • flagNigeria portal
  • Sports portal

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Domestic competition in Nigeria underpins MEA Championship". RLIF. 1 October 2019.

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