Player Profile: Taye Taiwoo (Nigeria)

  Player Profile
 

*Player statistics depicted are as at the end of the Nations Cup 2006
 

  NIGERIA  
 
 
 
Player Information
 
 
 
 
Name : Taye Taiwo
     
Shirt Number : 3
Position : Defender
Birth Date : 16 Apr 1985
2005 ACL Appearances : 10
2005 ACL Goals : 0
  Current Club  
Olympique Marseille (France)
  International Debut  
South Africa 2 Nigeria 1, friendly, 17 November, 2004, Jhb
 First International Goal
 
Star of Nigeria's under-20 side which reach the final of the 2005 World Youth Championships in the Netherlands. Also helped the side to win the African championship in Benin earlier in the year. Has also exploded onto the French Ligue 1 scene with Olympique Marseille and has gone straight into the national team in the last six months. Storming player down the left-hand side who started his career at Lobi Stars. He was an ever present for Nigeria at the MTN Africa cup of Nations, playing every minute of their campaign and scoring in the Super Eagles’ opener against Ghana.  

Taye Taiwoo

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 MTN Africa Cup of Nations Record - 2006

6

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0

570

0

0

1

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