Nigeria national football team statistics and records: youngest players - 2002

Competitions:

Youngest Nigeria players

Nigeria's youngest players during the 2002 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
Femi Opabunmi 17:61 6271 04 May 2002
v Kenya
Bart Ogbeche 17:197 6407 17 Apr 2002
v Scotland
Austine Ejide 17:351 6561 26 Mar 2002
v Paraguay
Yakubu 18:221 6796 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Julius Aghahowa 19:139 7079 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Justice Christopher 19:216 7156 28 Jul 2001
v Ghana
Vincent Enyeama 19:248 7188 04 May 2002
v Kenya
John Utaka 19:248 7188 13 Sep 2001
v Korea Republic
Peter Odemwingie 20:293 7598 04 May 2002
v Kenya
Joseph Yobo 20:298 7603 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Ifeanyi Udeze 20:345 7650 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Pius Ikedia 21:16 7687 28 Jul 2001
v Ghana
Seyi Olajengbesi 21:167 7838 04 May 2002
v Kenya
Eric Ejiofor 21:196 7867 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Danny Shittu 21:204 7875 26 Mar 2002
v Paraguay
Lucky Idakhor 21:207 7878 26 Mar 2002
v Paraguay
Rabiu Afolabi 22:15 8051 04 May 2002
v Kenya
Victor Agali 22:184 8220 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Ikpe Ekong 22:343 8379 13 Sep 2001
v Korea Republic
Celestine Babayaro 23:148 8549 24 Jan 2002
v Mali
Isaac Okoronkwo 23:256 8657 12 Jan 2002
v Ivory Coast
James Obiorah 23:267 8668 18 May 2002
v Jamaica
Murphy Akanji 23:286 8687 13 Sep 2001
v Korea Republic
Blessing Kaku 24:21 8787 26 Mar 2002
v Paraguay
Emeka Ifejiagwa 24:74 8840 12 Jan 2002
v Ivory Coast
Pascal Ojigwe 24:202 8968 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Nwankwo Kanu 24:334 9100 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Wilson Oruma 25:34 9166 03 Feb 2002
v Ghana
Sunday Oliseh 26:317 9814 28 Jul 2001
v Ghana
Benedict Akwuegbu 27:70 9932 12 Jan 2002
v Ivory Coast
Taribo West 27:97 9959 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Garba Lawal 27:244 10106 21 Jan 2002
v Algeria
Tijana Babangida 27:306 10168 28 Jul 2001
v Ghana
Jay Jay Okocha 27:321 10183 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Ndubuisi Egbo 28:53 10280 16 Sep 2001
v Korea Republic
Victor Ikpeba 28:214 10441 12 Jan 2002
v Ivory Coast
Efe Sodje 29:193 10786 17 Apr 2002
v Scotland
Finidi George 30:77 11035 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan
Mutiu Adepoju 31:177 11500 17 Apr 2002
v Scotland
Ade Bankole 32:220 11908 17 Apr 2002
v Scotland
Ike Shorunmu 33:258 12312 01 Jul 2001
v Sudan