Japan v Nigeria, 20 August 2003
| Score | 3-0 to Japan |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 54,860 |
View Japan v Nigeria head to head
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Japan
Goals:
| Naohiro Takahara | 1 |
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| Naohiro Takahara | 39 |
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| Yasuhito Endo | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hitoshi Sogahata
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Keisuke Tsuboi
Defender
Nobuhisa Yamada
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
(captain)
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
| Yoshito Okubo for Naohiro Takahara | 68 |
On the bench:
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
0
Nigeria
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Greg Etafia
Goalkeeper
Joseph Enakarhire
Defender
Efe Sodje
Defender/Centre back
Ikpe Ekong
Midfielder
Ifeanyi Ekwueme
Midfielder
Seyi Olofinjana
Midfielder
Benedict Akwuegbu
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Samuel Ayorinde for Ifeanyi Ekwueme | 46 |
| Kolo Adams for Patrick Ovie | 65 |
| Femi Opabunmi for Ike Kalu | 78 |