player · international archive · 1993–1997
Daniel Amokachi
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NigeriaArchive goals
10
for Nigeria
Matches scored in
8
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
3
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (6)
Career span
1993–1997
first 1993-07-03 · last 1997-04-05
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Daniel Owefin Amokachi is a Nigerian football manager and former professional player. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-03
In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994–1998The archive holds 6 team sheets naming Daniel Amokachi in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 1994-04-10 to 1998-06-19.
6 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 8 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1993–1997| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-05 |  Guinea | W2–1(h) | 66' 67' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1996-11-09 |  Burkina Faso | W2–0(h) | 46' 77' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1995-01-13 |  Mexico | D1–1(n) | 31' | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
| 1995-01-06 |  Japan | W3–0(n) | 65' | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
| 1994-06-30 |  Greece | W2–0(n) | 90' | FIFA World Cup | Foxborough |
| 1994-06-21 |  Bulgaria | W3–0(n) | 43' | FIFA World Cup | Dallas |
| 1993-09-25 |  Ivory Coast | W4–1(h) | 25' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1993-07-03 |  Algeria | W4–1(h) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| African Cup of Nations | ×1 | 1994 | Nigeria | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×1 | 1995 | Everton | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 1994–95 | Everton | |
| Olympic Games | ×1 | 1996 | Nigeria | |
| Turkish Cup | ×1 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Turkish Super Cup | ×1 | 1998 | Beşiktaş | |
| Individual honours12 | ||||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| African Footballer of the Year Third | ×3 | 1994, 1995, 1996 | ||
| IFFHS 20th-century best player in Africa | ||||
| Best young player · 1 | ||||
| West African Club Championship 'The best young footballer' award | 1989 | |||
| More honours · 7 | ||||
| Belgian Ebony Shoes Award | ×2 | 1992, 1994 | ||
| Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Bronze Team) | ||||
| Beşiktaş's Super League 2000th goal. | ||||
| International Honorary Award of Sportsmen of Turkey | 2015 | |||
| Pro League 'Most successful foreign player' award | 1992 | |||
| UEFA Champions League First Goal | 1992 | |||
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