Nigeria national football team statistics and records: youngest players - 1997

Competitions:

Youngest Nigeria players

Nigeria's youngest players during the 1997 season, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their final appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth to the day of their first appearance.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Celestine Babayaro 18:72 6647 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Teslim Fatusi 19:85 7025 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Wilson Oruma 19:346 7286 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Mobi Oparaku 20:188 7493 07 Jun 1997
	
v Kenya
Sunday Oliseh 22:56 8092 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Abiodun Baruwa 22:140 8176 05 Apr 1997
	
v Guinea
Taribo West 22:228 8264 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Garba Lawal 22:235 8271 12 Jan 1997
	
v Kenya
Jay Jay Okocha 23:87 8488 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Tijana Babangida 23:109 8510 12 Jan 1997
	
v Kenya
Joseph Dosu 23:143 8544 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Victor Ikpeba 23:150 8551 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Daniel Amokachi 23:314 8715 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Godwin Okpara 24:219 8985 27 Apr 1997
	
v Burkina Faso
Bawa Abdullahi 24:236 9002 12 Dec 1996
	
v Morocco
Finidi George 25:208 9340 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Emmanuel Amunike 25:319 9451 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Mutiu Adepoju 26:50 9547 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Benedict Iroha 27:12 9874 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Jonathan Akpoborie 28:20 10247 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Williams Okpara 28:218 10445 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Uche Okechukwu 29:5 10598 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso
Samson Siasia 29:119 10712 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Uchenna Okafor 29:125 10718 11 Dec 1996
	
v Czech Republic
Ike Shorunmu 29:193 10786 27 Apr 1997
	
v Burkina Faso
Efan Ekoku 29:323 10916 27 Apr 1997
	
v Burkina Faso
Chidi N'Wanu 30:11 10969 12 Jan 1997
	
v Kenya
Augustine Eguavoen 31:229 11552 05 Apr 1997
	
v Guinea
Rachidi Yekini 33:17 12071 09 Nov 1996
	
v Burkina Faso