TEAMS: Nigeria

Qualified as Group winners in the final CAF Groups but looked less than convincing. It took a good 4-0 win over suprise challengers Sudan in the penultimate game, and a 3-0 victory over Ghana in the final fixture to ensure their passage to a third successive FIFA World Cup Finals.
The 'Super Eagles' will be looking to go one better than their previous two tournaments and progress past the 2nd round. With the likes of Bangida, Kanu, and Okocha, they certainyl have the talent to achieve it.

The Squad

Ike Shoronmu Position: GK DOB:16/10/67 Club: Losanne	Austin Ejide Position: GK DOB:8/4/84 Club: Gabros	Vincent Enyeama Position: GK DOB:29/8/82 Club: Enyimba
Jospeh Yobo Position: DF DOB:6/9/80 Club: Marseille	Isaac Okoronkwo Position: DF DOB:1/5/78 Club: Shaktar Donetsk	Taribo West Position: DF DOB:26/3/74 Club: Kaiserslaurten
Rabiu Afolabi Position: DF DOB:18/4/80 Club: Standard Liege	Ifeanyi Udeze Position: DF DOB:21/7/80 Club: PAOK Salonika	Justice Christopher Position: DF DOB:24/12/81 Club: Royal Antwerp
Efotobore Sodje Position: DF DOB:5/10/72 Club: Crewe	Eric Ejiofor Position: DF DOB:21/7/79 Club: Maccaba Haifa	Celestine Babayaro** Position: MID DOB:29/8/78 Club: Chelsea
Pius Ikedia Position: MID/FW DOB:11/6/80 Club: Ajax	Mutiu Adepoju Position: MID DOB:22/12/70 Club: Salamanca	Jay-Jay Okocha ** Position: MID DOB:14/8/73 Club: PSG
Garba Lawal Position: MID DOB:22/5/74 Club: Roda JC	Benedict Akwuegbu Position: MID DOB:11/3/74 Club: Graz AK	James Obiorah Position: MID DOB:24/8/78 Club: Lokomotiv Moscow
Femi Opabumni Position: MID DOB:3/3/85 Club: Grasshoppers	Nwankno Kanu** Position: FW DOB:1/8/76 Club: Arsenal	Bartholomew Ogbeche Position: FW DOB:1/10/84 Club: PSG
Julius Agahowe Position: FW DOB:12/12/82 Club: Shaktar Donetsk	John Utaka Position: FW DOB:8/1/82 Club: Al Saad

KEY: (GK-Goalkeeper, DF-Defender, MID-Midfield, FW-Forward)
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