The Nigeria national rugby league team represents
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
in international
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
football competitions.
They made their debut in the
2019 Middle East Africa Championship with a 23-12 victory over
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
Current squad
Squad for
2019 MEA Rugby League Championship;
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Bolu Fagborun
Bolu Fagborun (born 28 March 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Nigeria, and at club level for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League ...
*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
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Sadiq Adebiyi
Sadiq Adebiyi (born 8 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Keighley Cougars in the Championship and Nigeria at international level.
Adebiyi played for London Broncos between 2015 and 2021 ...
*Jubril Olajude
*Isah Lawal-Saulawa
Results
Notable players
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Sadiq Adebiyi
Sadiq Adebiyi (born 8 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Keighley Cougars in the Championship and Nigeria at international level.
Adebiyi played for London Broncos between 2015 and 2021 ...
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Eribe Doro
Eribe Doro (born 26 March 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship.
Background
Doro is of Nigerian descent. He went to The Blue Coat School, Oldham.
Career 2020
Doro mad ...
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Bolu Fagborun
Bolu Fagborun (born 28 March 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Nigeria, and at club level for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League ...
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Jamal Idris
Jamal Dasuki Idris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Idris was a junior athletics record holder and played in representative teams such as: Country, the indigenous nrl all stars New South Wales and Australia . A , he ...
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Muizz Mustapha
Muizz Mustapha (born 3 April 2000) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. He has spent time on ...
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Martin Offiah
Martin Nwokocha Offiah MBE ( (''original pronunciation''), (''commonly used'')); born 29 December 1965) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Offiah was inducted i ...
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Jayden Okunbor
Jayden Okunbor (born 2 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er and forward for Hull FC in the Betfred Super League.
Background
Okunbor was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Zimbab ...
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Michael Worrincy
Michael "Mikey" Worrincy (born ) also known by the nickname of "Black Pearl", is an English rugby league player for the London Skolars in the Kingstone Press Championship 1. He has previously played for the Harlequins RL, the Leigh and t ...
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Rob Worrincy
Robert Worrincy (born 9 July 1985) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as er for Hunslet RLFC in RFL League 1.
He previously played in the Super League for the Castleford Tigers, and in the second tier for the Sheff ...
See also
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Nigeria Rugby League
The Nigeria Rugby League is the governing body of the sport of rugby league football in Nigeria.
History
The Nigeria Rugby League Association were first founded in 2018 by former professional rugby league footballer, Ade Adebisi who is the Vice ...
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Rugby league in Africa Rugby league in Africa refers to the involvement of the sport of rugby league in the African continent.
As of 2020, rugby league has seen activity in countries such as Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, ...
References
External links
National rugby league teams
National sports teams of Nigeria
Rugby league in Africa
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