player · international archive · 1982–1992
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Stephen Keshi
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NigeriaArchive goals
8
for Nigeria · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
7
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
2
most in the African Cup of Nations (4)
Career span
1982–1992
first 1982-03-07 · last 1992-01-12
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.
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was a Nigerian football player and manager. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-08
In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–1994The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Stephen Keshi in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 1988-03-27 to 1994-06-30.
2 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
8 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1982–1992| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-12 |  Senegal | W2–1(a) | 89' | African Cup of Nations | Dakar |
| 1989-08-12 |  Angola | W1–0(h) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 1989-06-10 |  Cameroon | W2–0(h) | 43' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ibadan |
| 1989-01-22 | Angola | D2–2(a) | 8' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Luanda |
| 1985-04-06 |  Kenya | W3–0(a) | 45' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Nairobi |
| 1984-03-14 |  Egypt | D2–2(n) | 43' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Abidjan |
| 1982-03-07 |  Ethiopia | W3–0(n) | 27' 84' | African Cup of Nations | Benghazi |
Honours
17 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
European Cup Winners' Cup
1989-90
| Team honours17 | ||||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1989-90 | Anderlecht | |
| West African Club Championship | ×3 | 1983, 1984, 1986 | New Nigeria Bank ·2, Africa Sports ·1 | |
| Africa Cup of Nations | ×2 | 1994, 2013 | Nigeria | |
| Belgian Cup | ×2 | 1988–89, 1989–90 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian First Division | ×2 | 1986–87, 1990–91 | Anderlecht | |
| Coupe Houphoet Boigny | ×2 | 1985, 1986 | Stade d'Abidjan ·1, Africa Sports ·1 | |
| Belgian Supercup | ×1 | 1987 | Anderlecht | |
| Bruges Matins | ×1 | 1988 | Anderlecht | |
| Confederations of African Football – African Coach of the Year 2013. | ×1 | Nigeria | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire Coupe | ×1 | 1986 | Africa Sports | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division | ×1 | 1986 | Africa Sports | |
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Commander of the Order of the Niger | ||||
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