Nigeria national rugby league team

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Team information
Governing body Nigeria Rugby League
Region Europe
Head coach Joe Mbu
Captain Sadiq Adebiyi
Home stadium Teslim Balogun Stadium
IRL ranking 29th
Team results
First international
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 23 – 12 Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg
(Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019)
Biggest win
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 36 – 2 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg
(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]

Contents

Current squad

Squad for 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship; [2]

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss

DateHomeResultAwayCompetitionVenueCrowd
12 October 2019Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 25–12Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2019 MEA Championship Flag of Nigeria.svg Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
25 October 2019Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 38–10Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
328 September 2022Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 36–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2022 MEA Championship Flag of Ghana.svg University of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra
14 October 2022Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4–30Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Notable players

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References

  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.