First scorers in prominent Nigerian stadium and goals with Nigerian connections round the World

1947 December 14. – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid. Sabino Barinaga, the Spanish coach that led Nigeria to the Mexico ’68...

1947 December 14. – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid. Sabino Barinaga, the Spanish coach that led Nigeria to the Mexico ’68 Olympics scored the first goal at Bernabeu’s inauguration when Real Madrid won 3-1 against OS Balenenses of Portugal.

• 1960 October 2 – Liberty Sta­dium, Ibadan. Aggrey Fynn (Ghana) scored in 5-1 defeat of Mali
• 1960 October 11 – Liberty Stadium, Ibadan. Honorio (Portuguese Guinea, now Guinea Bissau) scored in the first flood-lit match in Nigeria in a 2-3 loss to Western Rovers.
• 1964 August 2 – Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna Tony Ingham (Brit­ish) in 3-0 defeat of Northern Nigeria team by QPR.
• 1968 December 7 – Ogbe Sta­dium, Benin. Peter Obi (not the former Anambra governor) scored the first goal for Midwest State in a 1-1 draw with Western State.
• 1972 February 13 – Ahmadu Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé Cameroon. Josiah Dombraiye of Nigeria opened scoring in 2-1 defeat of Cameroon.
• 1972 December 4 – National Stadium, Lagos. Yakubu Mambo of Ni­geria opened scoring in the 3-0 defeat of Mali.
• 1977 April 2 – Calabar Stadium, now UJ Esuene Stadium. Umo Uyo of Calabar Rovers opened scoring in 1-1 draw with Bendel Insurance.
• 1982 October 2 – Monika Stadi­um. Deprive Tebowei of NEPA opened scoring in a clash with Super Stores.
• 1986 January 16 – Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu. Sylvanus Nsofor of Rangers opened scoring in 2-0 defeat of City FC of Zambia.
• 1988 May 28 – Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. El Kanemi’s Mark Odu became the first scorer after con­verting a 70th minute penalty kick in a 1-0 defeat of IICC Shooting Stars.
• 2007 June 6 – Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Enyimba’s Uche Kalu (not Super Eagles’ Kalu Uche) opened scoring in a 2-1 defeat of Wikki Tourists in a Super League contest after the maiden match (Enyimba versus Ghana’s Asante Kotoko) at the sta­dium’s inauguration on May 28 ended goalless..

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