The 20-year-old Monaco midfielder featured for Nigeria against Argentina and Greece but failed to make the starting XI in the match with Korea. Goalkeepers Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide and Bamidele Aiyenugba are selected, with defenders Taye Taiwo, Chidi Odiah, Rabiu Afolabi, Ayodele Adeleye, Danny Shittu and Elderson Echiejile joining Yobo. It was yet another disastrous tournament for the brand new Eagles with players who were mostly making their debut at the World Cup. READ ALSO: Cristiano Ronaldo posts another video of son scoring goals for fun in youth team game. However, Nigeria’s outing at the competition was nothing to write home about as the two-time African Champions struggled to win a match in a group comprising Argentina, Korea and Greece. At 28 years, Okocha became Nigeria’s youngest captain at the World Cup as he led a fairly young squad to the Mundial. He was also honoured with was largely a ‘ceremonial’ captain’s armband for the USA 94 tournament. Michael Dawson, who had been made a late reserve in 2006, was immediately promoted to the full squad as his replacement, with Steven Gerrard assuming captaincy of the squad.
The 33-year-old played 28 times for Nigeria and scored one goal from 2004 to 2010. Keshi had a knack for records and he did have some in Brazil; including becoming the first indigenous coach to win a World Cup game and more so to qualify a team out of the group phase. It was the Nigeria’s team’s penultimate friendly before the World Cup finals. It was not different with the Super Eagles as Nigeria won its group, notching a notable 3–2 upset win over Spain, and reaching the knockout rounds of the second successive edition. Odiah was the best right back in the country for a while so his participation at the 2010 World Cup was not questionable. Having not given a chance to kick the ball at the 2002 World Cup, Rabiu Afolabi played in two matches coming as a substitute for Taiye Taiwo and Elder Echiejile who both got injured respectively. It turned out disappointing for the rocket left-footer as the Super Eagles took a bow in the first round. Breaking: Tears as labour leader and NULGE national president slumps and dies (p... EndSARS: Tiwa Savage, Toke Makinwa, BBNaija stars and other celebs who joined Falz, Runtown on the streets (photo, videos), BREAKING: Chaos in Lagos as Hausa, Yoruba youths engage in brutal clash (photos), Breaking: Tears as labour leader and NULGE national president slumps and dies (photo), See impressive photos of actor Yul Edochie’s beautiful home, Talented young man builds petrol tanker prototype, photos go viral, Meet the Nigerian lady who just rode a bike from Lagos to Abuja for 13 hours, here's what she says of her experience (photos), Commotion as thugs remove ex-governor's cap during PDP rally, says "I must not die" (video), Ronaldo finally reconciles with Real Madrid star after they went 2 years without talking to each other (photo), Checkout the amazing way the Nigerian army is using sports to engage youths in Borno state (photos), Cristiano Ronaldo posts another video of son scoring goals for fun in youth team game, Jose Mourinho tells Chelsea superstar to dump the club for a move to Man Utd (photo). Of the lot, Kanu will be making his third World Cup appearance while Enyeama, Ejide, Yobo, Afolabi and Utaka were in Nigeria’s 2002 World Cup squad. Vice Captain Joseph Yobo, just recovering from injury, is also listed, as well as fellow 2002 World Cup star John Chukwudi Utaka. Also dropped were Peter Utaka, Brown Ideye and two home boys Bassey Akpan and Terna Suswan. Though in terms of the result, it was the worst outing ever for the Super Eagles at the World Cup, Onigbinde brought to the limelight a handful of players who went on to serve Nigeria meritoriously many years after. The Nigerian goalkeeper was one of the surviving members of the Japan/Korea 2002 World Cup as he had been the preferred choice sine Ike Shorunmu retired. The list was released Monday morning by Technical Adviser Lars Lagerback at the Nigeria team’s pre –World Cup training camp.
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Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. One player many expected would become a Super Eagles legend was Yusuf Ayila because of his form in the 2003/04 Champions League season with Dynamo Kyiv. Pos. 1996 Olympics gold –winning team captain, Nwankwo Kanu will attend his third World Cup after being named among Nigeria’s final cut of 23 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Over the years the Everton player had become Nigeria’s most consistent defender in Europe in terms of form and the 2010 World Cup was an addition to his experience. The decision to get Westerhof proved to be the right one as the coach, then with no experience handling any national team, got silver, bronze and the Africa Cup for Nations for Nigeria before also delivering the World Cup ticket. Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations triumph.... Former Nigeria striker Chinedu Obasi alleged on Sunday he was asked to pay a bribe to feature at the 2014 World Cup, before eventually missing out on selection.... Nigeria recalled skipper Ahmed Musa, South Africa-based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi and midfielder Mikel Agu on Monday for next month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho.... Neymar limped off injured early on as Brazil played out a 1-1 friendly draw against a spirited Nigeria at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday.... On the eve of his 100th international Brazilian appearance, striker Neymar spoke Wednesday about his committment to both his country and his club, Paris-Saint Germain.... J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. The Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medalist was at the peak of his career when he made the final 23-man squad to the World Cup. The Swede was another makeshift recruitment by the NFF who felt the then incumbent manager, Shaibu Amodu, will not do a decent job at the first World Cup on African soil. Leading a team to the World Cup is always a thing of pride and while a lot of players have been opportune to feature in the Mundial, only a very small fraction have been privileged to go as captains. Shittu bowed out from the national team in 2013 with 32 caps that spanned for 13 years and later retired two years later with Championship side Millwall. Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027 The Super Eagles line up before a match before the 2010 World Cup. The Portsmouth striker only made an appearance in the last match in the 2-2 draw Koreans as the team failed to win a single match in the group.
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