Benedict Akwuegbu

Retired
Last club: Basingstoke Most games for: Grazer AK Retired since: Jul 1, 2010

Date of birth/Age: Nov 3, 1974 (49)
Place of birth: Lagos
Citizenship: Nigeria

Height: N/A
Position: Centre-Forward

Former International: Nigeria
Caps/Goals: 31 / 8

Last position:

Assistant Manager Club: FC Gratkorn

National team career

#	National team		Debut
	Nigeria
-		Nigeria	-	31	8
	Nigeria U20
-		Nigeria U20	-	-	-
	Nigeria U17
-		Nigeria U17	-	-	-

Stats of Benedict Akwuegbu

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			18	2	-	-	7	6	1	-	-	-	565'	1.130'
	International Friendlies	7	1	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	431'	431'
	World Cup qualification	4	1	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	331'	331'
	Africa Cup of Nations	4	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	176'
	Afrika-Cup Quali	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	102'
	World Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	Africa Cup of Nations
	Group D	Abuja	Jan 23, 2000	Nigeria	Tunisia	4:2				50'		40'
	Group D	Abuja	Jan 28, 2000	Nigeria	Congo	0:0				61'		29'
	Group D	Abuja	Feb 3, 2000	Nigeria	Morocco	2:0					46'	45'
	Quarter-Finals		Feb 7, 2000	Nigeria	Senegal	2:1 AET					61'	61'
	Semi-Finals	Abuja	Feb 10, 2000	Nigeria	South Africa	2:0	Not in squad
	Final	Abuja	Feb 13, 2000	Nigeria	Cameroon	5:6 on pens	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Africa
	First Round 1st leg		Apr 9, 2000	Eritrea	Nigeria	0:0					84'	84'
	First Round 2nd leg		Apr 22, 2000	Nigeria	Eritrea	4:0	no information available
	International Friendlies
			Jun 4, 2000	Nigeria	Malawi	3:2	no information available
			Jun 6, 2000	Nigeria	Malawi	4:1	no information available
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B	Abuja	Jun 17, 2000	Nigeria	Sierra Leone	2:0		1			81'	81'
	Group B		Jul 9, 2000	Liberia	Nigeria	2:1			48'		76'	76'
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1		Sep 2, 2000	Nigeria	Namibia	4:0	no information available
	Group 1		Oct 7, 2000	Madagascar	Nigeria	0:0	no information available
	Group 1		Jan 13, 2001	Nigeria	Zambia	1:0	no information available
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B	Abuja	Jan 27, 2001	Nigeria	Sudan	3:0	Not in squad
	Group B	Kumasi	Mar 11, 2001	Ghana	Nigeria	0:0	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1		Mar 24, 2001	Nigeria	Madagascar	1:0	no information available
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B	Freetown	Apr 21, 2001	Sierra Leone	Nigeria	1:0						90'
	Group B	Abuja	May 5, 2001	Nigeria	Liberia	2:0	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1		Jun 2, 2001	Nigeria	Madagascar	1:0	no information available
	Group 1		Jun 16, 2001	Namibia	Nigeria	0:2	no information available
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group B	Khartoum	Jul 1, 2001	Sudan	Nigeria	0:4	Not in squad
	Group B		Jul 29, 2001	Nigeria	Ghana	3:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Daejeon	Sep 13, 2001	South Korea	Nigeria	2:2	Not in squad
		Busan	Sep 16, 2001	South Korea	Nigeria	2:1	Not in squad
		Southampton	Oct 7, 2001	Japan	Nigeria	2:2	Not in squad
			Jan 12, 2002	Ivory Coast	Nigeria	1:1		1		46'		45'
	Africa Cup of Nations
	Group A	Bamako	Jan 21, 2002	Algeria	Nigeria	0:1	Not in squad
	Group A	Bamako	Jan 24, 2002	Mali	Nigeria	0:0	on the bench
	Group A		Jan 28, 2002	Liberia	Nigeria	0:1	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Abuja	Feb 3, 2002	Nigeria	Ghana	1:0	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Abuja	Feb 7, 2002	Nigeria	Senegal	1:2 AET	Not in squad
	Third Place Play-Off	Abuja	Feb 9, 2002	Nigeria	Mali	1:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		London	Mar 26, 2002	Nigeria	Paraguay	1:1				72'		18'
		Aberdeen	Apr 17, 2002	Scotland	Nigeria	1:2	Not in squad
			May 4, 2002	Nigeria	Kenya	3:0					46'	45'
		Dublin	May 16, 2002	Ireland	Nigeria	1:2	Not in squad
		London	May 18, 2002	Jamaica	Nigeria	0:1				36'		54'
	World Cup 2002
	Group F	Kashima	Jun 2, 2002	Argentina	Nigeria	1:0	on the bench
	Group F		Jun 7, 2002	Sweden	Nigeria	2:1	on the bench
	Group F	Osaka, Osaka	Jun 12, 2002	Nigeria	England	0:0	CF					90'
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1	Benguela	Sep 8, 2002	Angola	Nigeria	0:0						90'
	International Friendlies
		Abuja	Oct 12, 2002	Nigeria	Senegal	2:2	Not in squad
		Abuja	Nov 20, 2002	Nigeria	Jamaica	0:0	Not in squad
		Abuja	Nov 25, 2002	Nigeria	Egypt	1:1	Not in squad
			Feb 16, 2003	The Gambia	Nigeria	0:1	no information available
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1	Blantyre	Mar 29, 2003	Malawi	Nigeria	0:1				77'		13'
	International Friendlies
		Kingston	May 25, 2003	Jamaica	Nigeria	3:2	Not in squad
			May 30, 2003	Nigeria	Ghana	3:1	no information available
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1	Abuja	Jun 7, 2003	Nigeria	Malawi	4:1				-		90'
	International Friendlies
		Abuja	Jun 11, 2003	Nigeria	Brazil	0:3	Not in squad
	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
	Group 1	Abuja	Jun 21, 2003	Nigeria	Angola	2:2	no information available
	International Friendlies
			Jul 26, 2003	Nigeria	Venezuela	1:0						90'
		Tokyo	Aug 20, 2003	Japan	Nigeria	3:0	CF					90'
	Africa Cup of Nations
	Group D	Monastir	Jan 27, 2004	Nigeria	Morocco	0:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Monastir	Jan 31, 2004	Nigeria	South Africa	4:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Sfax	Feb 4, 2004	Nigeria	Benin	2:1	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Monastir	Feb 8, 2004	Cameroon	Nigeria	1:2	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Tunis	Feb 11, 2004	Tunisia	Nigeria	6:4 on pens	Not in squad
	Third Place Play-Off	Monastir	Feb 13, 2004	Nigeria	Mali	2:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Apr 28, 2004	Nigeria	Jordan	2:0	no information available
		London	May 29, 2004	Nigeria	Ireland	3:0	Not in squad
		London	May 31, 2004	Nigeria	Jamaica	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group 4	Abuja	Jun 5, 2004	Nigeria	Rwanda	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 4	Cabinda	Jun 20, 2004	Angola	Nigeria	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 4	Abuja	Jul 3, 2004	Nigeria	Algeria	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 4	Harare	Sep 5, 2004	Zimbabwe	Nigeria	0:3	Not in squad
	Group 4	Libreville	Oct 9, 2004	Gabon	Nigeria	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Oct 20, 2004	Nigeria	Ecuador	2:2	no information available
			Oct 20, 2004	Libya	Nigeria	2:1	no information available
			Nov 17, 2004	South Africa	Nigeria	2:1	no information available
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group 4		Mar 26, 2005	Nigeria	Gabon	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 4	Kigali	Jun 5, 2005	Rwanda	Nigeria	1:1	Not in squad
	Group 4	Kano	Jun 18, 2005	Nigeria	Angola	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Aug 17, 2005	Libya	Nigeria	0:1	no information available
	World Cup qualification Africa
	Group 4	Oran	Sep 4, 2005	Algeria	Nigeria	2:5	Not in squad
	Group 4	Abuja	Oct 8, 2005	Nigeria	Zimbabwe	5:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bucuresti	Nov 16, 2005	Romania	Nigeria	3:0						90'
Squad: 22, Starting eleven: 12, Substituted in: 7, On the bench: 3, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0,