Do you know that a certain famous Nigerian player captained the national team, yet played only once for the country in his entire career? Do you know the first Nigerian player to score four goals in a single match for the country? Do you know that many famous Nigerian football players only ever played once for the national team? In 1949, it was a hurriedly assembled team of Nigerian players that toured the UK and participated in the first international football engagement of the Nigeria Football Association. They do not count, therefore, as full international matches, even though they represent a milestone in Nigerian football history.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2020 04:16 UTC