Nigeria national rugby league team explained

Nigeria
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Governing Body:	Nigeria Rugby League
Region:	Europe
Coach:	Joe Mbu
Captain:	Sadiq Adebiyi
Home Stadium:	Teslim Balogun Stadium
Rlif Rank:	29
First International:	23 – 12 (Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019)
Largest Win:	36 – 2 (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

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

Results

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

Notable players

• Sadiq Adebiyi
• Eribe Doro
• Bolu Fagborun
• Jamal Idris
• Muizz Mustapha
• Martin Offiah
• Jayden Okunbor
• Michael Worrincy
• Rob Worrincy

See also

• Nigeria Rugby League
• Rugby league in Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2nd MEA Rugby league Championship:Debutants Nigeria see off Ghana to set up Morocco final (audio) . Azu Emeh busybuddiesng.com . 3 October 2019 . 5 October 2019 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417193622/https://www.busybuddiesng.com/2nd-mea-rugby-league-championship-debutants-nigeria-see-off-ghana-to-set-up-morocco-final-audio/ . dead .
2. Web site: Domestic competition in Nigeria underpins MEA Championship . RLIF . 1 October 2019.