All Nigeria national football team players: 1997
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1996-97 season squad statistics
| Sqd | Player | A | S | G | P | Y | R | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bawa Abdullahi | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mutiu Adepoju | 5 | 0 | Midfielder | |||||
| Jonathan Akpoborie | 3 | 1 | Forward | |||||
| Mohammed Alhassan | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Daniel Amokachi | 11 | 0 | 5 | Forward | ||||
| Emmanuel Amunike | 7 | 3 | 3 | Midfielder | ||||
| Tijana Babangida | 6 | 2 | 1 | Forward | ||||
| Teslim Babatunde Fatusi | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Celestine Babayaro | 9 | 1 | 2 | Defender/Left back | ||||
| Abiodun Baruwa | 2 | 0 | - | - | Goalkeeper | |||
| Baldwin Bazuaye | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Ndukwe Chukwe | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Joseph Dosu | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Augustine Eguavoen | 1 | 0 | 1 | Defender | ||||
| Efan Ekoku | 0 | 1 | Forward | |||||
| Ezomo | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Tesim Fatusi | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Teslim Fatusi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Finidi George | 4 | 0 | Midfielder/Forward | |||||
| Victor Ikpeba | 2 | 8 | 1 | Forward | ||||
| Benedict Iroha | 2 | 0 | Defender | |||||
| Nwankwo Kanu | 6 | 0 | 3 | Forward | ||||
| Garba Lawal | 4 | 5 | Midfielder | |||||
| Chidi N'Wanu | 1 | 0 | Defender | |||||
| Abiodun Obafemi | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mobi Obaraku | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Christopher Ohen | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Uchenna Okafor | 2 | 0 | Defender | |||||
| Uche Okechukwu | 5 | 0 | 1 | Defender | ||||
| Uche Okechukwu | 6 | 0 | Defender | |||||
| Jay Jay Okocha | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Midfielder | |||
| Godwin Okpara | 0 | 1 | Defender | |||||
| Williams Okpara | 1 | 0 | - | - | Goalkeeper | |||
| Sunday Oliseh | 10 | 0 | 1 | Midfielder | ||||
| Mobi Oparaku | 1 | 0 | Defender | |||||
| Wilson Oruma | 2 | 3 | 1 | Midfielder | ||||
| Ike Shorunmu | 1 | 0 | - | - | Goalkeeper | |||
| Samson Siasia | 1 | 1 | Forward | |||||
| Taribo West | 10 | 0 | Defender/Centre back | |||||
| Rachidi Yekini | 1 | 0 | Forward |