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Nigeria national rugby league team

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Nigeria
Badge of Nigeria team
Team information
Governing bodyNigeria Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachJoe Mbu
CaptainSadiq Adebiyi
Home stadiumTeslim Balogun Stadium
IRL ranking29th
Team results
First international
 Nigeria 23 – 12 Ghana 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019)
Biggest win
 Nigeria 36 – 2 Cameroon 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 28 September 2022)

The Nigeria national rugby league team represents Nigeria in international rugby league football competitions. They made their debut in the 2019 Middle East Africa Championship with a 23-12 victory over Ghana.[1]

Current squad

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Squad for 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship;[2]

  • Bolu Fagborun
  • Jude Abrackson
  • Joshua Effiong
  • Gabriel John
  • Alex Richard
  • Samuel Akpabio
  • Nuhu Ibrahim
  • Shakirudeen Alameen
  • Nelson Celestine
  • Habib Isazka
  • Steven James
  • Temitope Olawale
  • Kiki Stephen
  • Precious John
  • Kelvin Azuka
  • David Olwale
  • Sulymon Oyebola
  • Stephen Akpawan
  • Malu Williams
  • Sadiq Adebiyi
  • Jubril Olajude
  • Isah Lawal-Saulawa

Competitive record

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Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Home Result Away Competition Venue Crowd
1 2 October 2019  Nigeria 25–12  Ghana 2019 MEA Championship Nigeria Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
2 5 October 2019  Nigeria 38–10  Morocco
3 28 September 2022  Nigeria 36–2  Cameroon 2022 MEA Championship GhanaUniversity of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra
1 4 October 2022  Ghana 4–30  Nigeria

IRL Rankings

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Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 86
3 Steady  England 84
4 Increase 1  Tonga 63
5 Decrease 1  Samoa 54
6 Increase 1  Papua New Guinea 53
7 Decrease 1  Fiji 44
8 Steady  France 30
9 Increase 2  Serbia 23
10 Steady  Cook Islands 22
11 Increase 1  Netherlands 22
12 Increase 5  Wales 18
13 Increase 2  Malta 17
14 Increase 6  Ukraine 13
15 Decrease 1  Greece 12
16 Decrease 7  Lebanon 12
17 Decrease 4  Italy 11
18 Decrease 2  Ireland 9
19 Decrease 1  Jamaica 8
20 Increase 1  Czech Republic 8
21 Increase 2  Chile 8
22 Decrease 3  Scotland 7
23 Increase 4  Philippines 7
24 Increase 7  United States 7
25 Decrease 1  Poland 5
26 Increase 2  South Africa 5
27 Decrease 5  Germany 5
28 Decrease 3  Norway 5
29 Increase 4  Brazil 4
30 Decrease 4  Kenya 4
31 Increase 10  Canada 4
32 Steady  Montenegro 4
33 Increase 2  North Macedonia 3
34 Increase 15  Argentina 3
35 Increase 5  Albania 2
36 Steady  Bulgaria 2
37 Decrease 7  Ghana 2
38 Decrease 9  Nigeria 2
39 Decrease 5  Turkey 1
40 Decrease 3  Cameroon 1
41 Decrease 2  Japan 1
42 Decrease 4  Spain 1
43 Decrease 1  Colombia 1
44 Decrease 1  El Salvador 0
45 Steady  Russia 0
46 Increase 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
47 Increase 3  Hong Kong 0
48 Increase 3  Solomon Islands 0
49 Increase 8  Vanuatu 0
50 Steady  Niue 0
51 Decrease 1  Latvia 0
52 Increase 2  Denmark 0
53 Increase 2  Belgium 0
54 Decrease 4  Estonia 0
55 Decrease 9  Sweden 0
56 Decrease 12  Morocco 0
48 Decrease 9  Hungary 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2nd MEA Rugby league Championship:Debutants Nigeria see off Ghana to set up Morocco final (audio)". Azu Emeh busybuddiesng.com. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Domestic competition in Nigeria underpins MEA Championship". RLIF. 1 October 2019.
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