Nigeria shirt issued to Mutio Adepoju for the 1994 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash aganst Italy (1:2). Game played at Foxboro on July 5. The Super eagles were knocked out of the competition in a dramatic fashion, despite having the lead until the 89th minute and also playing 11 vs 10 due to Gianfranco Zola's red card received in the 76th minute. However, Roberto Baggio showed his genius once again netting the ball two times with a decisive goal deep in extra time. The attacking midfielder Adepoju came on as a substitute in the 35th minute, replacing Nigeria's star Daniel Amokachi. Shirt was given to an Italian player or member of the squad after the game. Adepoju was part of Nigeria's team for the FIFA World Cups in 1994, 1998 – where he scored in a 3:2 win against Spain, and 2002, although he did not play in the latter tournament. He earned 48 caps in total, scoring 6 goals.