Nigeria 3–0 Bulgaria: 1994 World Cup match
Nigeria3–0Full time
Bulgaria
Match in one glance
NigeriaBulgariaGoalCard
Nigeria
Bulgaria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Nigeria0Bulgaria
Rashidi Yekini opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
NigeriaBulgaria
3Goals0
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RYRashidi YekiniNigeria · 21′1goal
- 2EAEmmanuel AmunikeNigeria · 55′1goal
- 3DADaniel AmokachiNigeria · 43′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1994-06-21
- Venue
- Cotton Bowl, Dallas
- Result
- 3–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / BulgariaNigeria
Rashidi Yekini21′
Daniel Amokachi43′
Emmanuel Amunike55′
Bulgaria
No goals
Complete match timeline
NigeriaBulgariaGoalCardSubstitution
Nigeria
Bulgaria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0R. Yekini 21′ · D. Amokachi 43′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0E. Amunike 55′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Nigeria
Reported rolesPR
1Peter RufaiAE
2Augustine EguavoenBI
3Benedict IrohaUO
5Uche OkechukwuCN
6Chidi NwanuFG
7Finidi GeorgeEA
11Emmanuel AmunikeSS
12Samson SiasiaSO
15Sunday OlisehRY
9Rashidi YekiniDA
14Daniel AmokachiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 13EEEmeka Ezeugo77′
- 21MAMutiu Adepoju69′
Match contributions
- Rashidi Yekini⚽ 1
- Emmanuel Amunike⚽ 1▰ 73′
- Daniel Amokachi⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PRPeter RufaiGoalkeeper
- 2AEAugustine EguavoenDefender
- 3BIBenedict IrohaDefender
- 5UOUche OkechukwuDefender
- 6CNChidi NwanuDefender
- 7FGFinidi GeorgeMidfielder
- 9RYRashidi YekiniForward
- 11EAEmmanuel AmunikeMidfielder
- 12SSSamson SiasiaMidfielder
- 14DADaniel AmokachiForward
- 15SOSunday OlisehMidfielder
Bulgaria
Reported rolesBM
1Borislav MihaylovEK
2Emil KremenlievTI
3Trifon IvanovTT
4Tsanko TsvetanovPH
5Petar HubchevZY
6Zlatko YankovYL
9Yordan LetchkovDB
11Daniel BorimirovKB
20Krasimir BalakovEK
7Emil KostadinovHS
8Hristo StoichkovReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 10NSNasko Sirakov59′
- 13IYIvaylo Yordanov73′
Match contributions
- Yordan Letchkov▰ 54′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1BMBorislav MihaylovGoalkeeper
- 2EKEmil KremenlievRight-back
- 3TITrifon IvanovDefender
- 4TTTsanko TsvetanovLeft-back
- 5PHPetar HubchevDefender
- 6ZYZlatko YankovMidfielder
- 7EKEmil KostadinovForward
- 8HSHristo StoichkovForward
- 9YLYordan LetchkovMidfielder
- 11DBDaniel BorimirovMidfielder
- 20KBKrasimir BalakovMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Nigeria0Bulgaria
Rashidi Yekini opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
NigeriaBulgaria
3Goals0
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RYRashidi YekiniNigeria · 21′1goal
- 2EAEmmanuel AmunikeNigeria · 55′1goal
- 3DADaniel AmokachiNigeria · 43′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1994-06-21
- Venue
- Cotton Bowl, Dallas
- Result
- 3–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / BulgariaNigeria
Rashidi Yekini21′
Daniel Amokachi43′
Emmanuel Amunike55′
Bulgaria
No goals
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.