2010 FIFA World Cup - Nigeria
2010 FIFA World Cup - Nigeria National Team
2010 FIFA World Cup Nigeria National Team:
Goalkeepers:
1 Vincent ENYEAMA, 16 Austin EJIDE and
23 Dele AIYENUGBA
Defenders:
2 Joseph YOBO, 3 Taye TAIWO5 Rabiu AFOLABI, 6 Danny SHITTU, 17 Chidi ODIAH,
21 Uwa ECHIEJILE and 22 Dele ADELEYE
Midfielders:
4 Nwankwo KANU, 12 Kalu UCHE, 13 Yussuf AYILA, 14 Sani KAITA, 15 Lukman HARUNA and
20 Dickson ETUHU
Forwards:
7 John UTAKA, 8 Yakubu AIYEGBENI, 9 Obafemi MARTINS, 10 Ideye BROWN, 11 Peter ODEMWINGIE,
18 Victor OBINNA and 19 Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI
Coach:
Lars LAGERBACK
Top Players Obafemi Martins (NIG) and Aiyegbeni Yakubu (NIG).
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The star players
The Super Eagles have the ability to score a lot of goals in South Africa behind a pacy, dynamic attack that features the likes of Martins, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Peter Odemwingie as well as youngsters Victor Obinna and Ikechukwu Uche and evergreen Nwankwo Kanu in what is surely his last role of the dice. They won’t be a soft touch behind that either, with Jon Obi Mikel anchoring the midfield, and captain Joseph Yobo in the centre of defence.
The coach
Despite qualifying the Super Eagles for another FIFA World Cup, Shaibu Amodu was demoted after the team finished third at the 2010 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. He was replaced by former Sweden boss Lars Lagerback at the end of February. The 61-year-old led Sweden for over a decade - part of the time as co-manager with Tommy Soderberg - and took the side to the knockout rounds at Korea/Japan 2002 as well as Germany 2006. His teams also qualified for three consecutive European Championships.
Previous FIFA World Cups
Nigeria’s 3-0 waltz over Bulgaria in their USA 94 debut match was more remarkable given that the Europeans went on to beat Greece, Argentina, Mexico and Germany in the tournament.
Records
Since Clemens Westerhof built the 1994 side and left the Super Eagles, the team has been coached by such well-known European journeymen as Jo Bonfrere, Philippe Troussier, Bora Milutinovic and Berti Vogts. Nigeria have a rich history at other worldwide tournaments, having won the 1985, 1993 and 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup as well as the 1996 Olympic Football Tournament.
Nigeria - 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 - Nigeria
The Favorites Nigeria: Though lacking as many household names as in previous FIFA World Cup outings, coach
Shaibu Amodu can call on a balanced squad made up of experienced performers and up-and-coming starlets. Having shown
they were made of stern stuff in African Zone qualifying, when snatching a berth from Tunisia's hands in the final
round of matches, the Super Eagles will feel confident of competing for a last-16 berth, the furthest they have gone
at a finals to date.