The photo above shows Nigerian footballer Tijani Babangida battling for
possession with
Jan Heintze during the game against Denmark at the 1998
World Cup Finals.
NIGERIA 3:2 SPAIN (1:1) Mutiu Adepoju, Garba Lawal, Sunday Oliseh (13.06.98 Nantes - 39,000)
Peter Rufai, Mobi Oparaku (70 Rashidi Yekini), Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu (c), Celestine Babayaro,
Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, Jay-Jay Okocha, Garba Lawal (90 Godwin Okpara),
Victor Ikpeba (83 Tijani Babangida), Mutiu Adepoju
NIGERIA 1:0 BULGARIA (1:0) Victor Ipkeba (19.06.98 Paris, Parc des Princes - 49,000)
Peter Rufai, Taribo West, Uche Ochechukwu (c), Celestine Babayaro, Mutiu Adepoju,
Finidi George (85 Tijani Babangida), Sunday Oliseh, Jay-Jay Okocha, Garba Lawal,
Victor Ikpeba (76 Rashidi Yekini), Daniel Amokachi (67 Nwankwo Kanu)
NIGERIA 1:3 PARAGUAY (1:1) Wilson Oruma (24.06.94 Toulouse, Stade Muncipal - 34,000)
Peter Rufai, Augustine Eguavoen, Ben Iroha, Taribo West, Uche Okafor, Sunday Oliseh (46 Godwin Okpara),
Wilson Oruma (68 Finidi George), Garba Lawal, Tijani Babangida, Rashidi Yekini, Nwankwo Kanu (c)
NIGERIA 1:4 DENMARK (0:2) Tijani Babangida (28.06.98 St.Denis, Stade de France - 60,000)
Peter Rufai, Uche Ochechukwu (c), Celestine Babayaro, Taribo West, Mutiu Adepoju,
Garba Lawal (73 Tijani Babangida), Sunday Oliseh, Finidi George,
Nwankwo Kanu (65 Rashidi Yekini), Victor Ipkeba, Jay-Jay Okocha.
CLUB CAREER:
1991–1996 Roda JC 78 (26)
1991–1993 VVV-Venlo (loan) 34 (19)
1996–2003 Ajax 77 (20)
2000–2001 Gençlerbirliği (loan) 12 (2)
2001–2002 Vitesse Arnhem (loan) 14 (1)
2002–2003 Al-Ittihad (loan) 5 (0)
2003–2004 Changchun Yatai 29 (8)
Total 249 (76 goals)
NATIONAL TEAM:
1994–2004 Nigeria 36 (5 goals)