Oluwaseyi George "Seyi" Olofinjana - International Appearances


The outstanding Nigerian player obtained 52 international caps with his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 30- 6-1980
Country: Nigeria 
Caps:	52	(W33-D11-L8 – GF83-GA36 – %74.04)
Age First Cap:	 19 yr 341 d   6- 6-2000 vs. Malawi 4-1
Age Last Cap:    30 yr 272 d  29- 3-2011 vs. Kenya 3-0
National Team Career: 10 yr 296 d

Caps  Date 	Venue	 	Opponent       Score 	Competition

 1   6- 6-00	Port Harcourt	Malawi  	4-1	
 2  25-11-02	Lagos   	Egypt   	1-1	
 3  15-12-02	Accra     	Ghana   	1-0	
 4  16- 2-03	Banjul  	Gambia  	1-0	
 5   1- 6-03	Abuja   	Cameroon 	3-0 [1]	LG Cup
 6   7- 6-03	Abuja   	Malawi  	4-1	African Cup Qual.
 7  11- 6-03	Abuja   	Brazil  	0-3	
 8  26- 7-03	Watford 	Venezuela	1-0	
 9  28- 8-03	Tokyo   	Japan   	0-3	
10  27- 1-04	Monastir	Morocco 	0-1	African Nations Cup
11  31- 1-04	Monastir	South Africa	4-0	African Nations Cup
12   4- 2-04	Sfax        	Benin   	2-1	African Nations Cup
13   8- 2-04	Monastir	Cameroon	2-1	African Nations Cup
14  11- 2-04	Radès   	Tunisia   	1-1 [2]	African Nations Cup
15  28- 5-04	London  	Ireland 	3-0	Unity Cup
16   5- 6-04	Abuja   	Rwanda  	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
17  20- 6-04	Luanda  	Angola  	0-1	World Cup Qualifier
18   3- 7-04	Abuja   	Algeria 	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
19   5- 8-04	Harare  	Zimbabwe	3-0	World Cup Qualifier
20   6-10-04	Libreville	Gabon   	1-1	World Cup Qualifier
21  17-11-04	Johannesburg	South Africa	1-2	Mandela Cup
22  26- 3-05	Port Harcourt	Gabon   	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
23  18- 6-05	Kano    	Angola  	1-1	World Cup Qualifier
24  17- 8-05	Tripoli 	Libya   	1-0	
25   4- 9-05	Oran    	Algeria 	5-2	World Cup Qualifier
26   8-10-05	Abuja   	Zimbabwe	5-1	World Cup Qualifier
27   2- 9-06	Abuja   	Niger   	2-0	African Cup Qual.
28   8-10-06	Maseru  	Lesotho 	1-0	African Cup Qual.
29   6- 2-07	Brentford	Ghana   	1-4	
30  24- 3-07	Abeokuta	Uganda  	1-0	African Cup Qual.
31  18- 6-07	Niamey  	Niger   	3-1	African Cup Qual.
32  22- 8-07	Skopje  	Macedonia	0-0	
33   8- 9-07	Warri   	Lesotho 	2-0	African Cup Qual.
34  14-10-07	Ciudad Juárez	Mexico  	2-2	
35  20-11-07	Zürich  	Switzerland	1-0	
36  21- 1-08	Sekondi 	Ivory Coast	0-1	African Nations Cup
37  25- 1-08	Sekondi 	Mali    	0-0	African Nations Cup
38   3- 2-08	Accra     	Ghana   	1-2	African Nations Cup
39   1- 6-08	Abuja   	South Africa	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
40   7- 6-08	Freetown	Sierra Leone	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
41  15- 6-08	Malabo  	Equat. Guinea  	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
42   6- 9-08	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
43  11- 2-09	London  	Jamaica 	0-0	
44  29- 5-09	London  	Ireland 	1-1	
45   2- 6-09	Saint-Etienne	France  	1-0	
46   7- 6-09	Abuja   	Kenya   	3-0	World Cup Qualifier
47  20- 6-09	Radès   	Tunisia 	0-0	World Cup Qualifier
48   6- 9-09	Abuja   	Tunisia 	2-2	World Cup Qualifier
49  11-10-09	Abuja   	Mozambique	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
50  14-11-09	Nairobi 	Kenya   	3-2	World Cup Qualifier
51  30- 1-10	Benguela	Algeria 	1-0	African Nations Cup
52  29- 3-11	Abuja   	Kenya   	3-0	

[1] Not full A for FIFA (Cameroon U-23), but full for Nigerian FA.
[2] Nigeria lost 3-5 on penalty kicks.


Total Record

Matches  Won  Draw  Lost For Against  Points  Percentage
  52      33   11     8    83- 36        77      74.04

Types of Matches:
Friendlies		16
World Cup Qualifier	18
African Nations Cup	 9
African Cup Qualifier	 6
Other Tournaments	 3

Total:                  52



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