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260 Team data<br />
Nigeria<br />
Final ranking: 27 th place<br />
Preliminary <strong>com</strong>petition<br />
01.06.08 Nigeria v. South Africa 2-0 (2-0)<br />
07.06.08 Sierra Leone v. Nigeria 0-1 (0-0)<br />
15.06.08 Equatorial Guinea v. Nigeria 0-1 (0-1)<br />
21.06.08 Nigeria v. Equatorial Guinea 2-0 (1-0)<br />
06.09.08 South Africa v. Nigeria 0-1 (0-0)<br />
11.10.08 Nigeria v. Sierra Leone 4-1 (3-1)<br />
29.03.09 Mozambique v. Nigeria 0-0<br />
07.06.09 Nigeria v. Kenya 3-0 (1-0)<br />
20.06.09 Tunisia v. Nigeria 0-0<br />
06.09.09 Nigeria v. Tunisia 2-2 (1-1)<br />
11.10.09 Nigeria v. Mozambique 1-0 (0-0)<br />
14.11.09 Kenya v. Nigeria 2-3 (1-0)<br />
Final <strong>com</strong>petition<br />
12.06.10 Argentina v. Nigeria 1-0 (0-0)<br />
17.06.10 Greece v. Nigeria 2-1 (1-1)<br />
22.06.10 Nigeria v. Korea Republic 2-2 (1-1)<br />
Goalscorers<br />
UCHE Kalu (12) 2<br />
AYEGBENI Yakubu (8) 1<br />
Appearances<br />
1<br />
17 2<br />
6<br />
3<br />
14<br />
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3<br />
15 20 12<br />
11 8<br />
Starting formation:<br />
Argentina v. Nigeria (4-4-2)<br />
No. Pos. Name Date of birth Club (Country)<br />
ARG GRE KOR<br />
Total Caps* Goals*<br />
0-1 1-2 2-2<br />
1 GK ENYEAMA Vincent 29.08.1982 Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR) 90 90 90 270 58 0<br />
2 DF YOBO Joseph C 06.09.1980 Everton (ENG) 90 90 45 > 225 70 3<br />
3 DF TAIWO Taye 16.04.1985 Marseille (FRA) 75 > 55 > RES 130 44 4<br />
4 MF KANU Nwankwo 01.08.1976 Portsmouth (ENG) RES RES 57 > 57 86 13<br />
5 DF AFOLABI Rabiu 18.04.1980 Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) RES > 13 90 103 18 0<br />
6 DF SHITTU Danny 02.09.1980 Bolton Wanderers (ENG) 90 90 90 270 30 0<br />
7 FW UTAKA John 08.01.1982 Portsmouth (ENG) RES RES RES 0 44 5<br />
8 FW AYEGBENI Yakubu 22.11.1982 Everton (ENG) 90 90 70 > 250 53 21<br />
9 FW MARTINS Obafemi 28.10.1984 Wolfsburg (GER) > 38 RES > 33 71 36 17<br />
10 FW IDEYE Brown 10.10.1988 Sochaux (FRA) RES RES RES 0 0 0<br />
11 FW ODEMWINGIE Peter 15.07.1981 Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) > 30 45 > RES 75 51 8<br />
12 MF UCHE Kalu 15.11.1982 Almeria (ESP) > 15 90 90 195 26 4<br />
13 MF AYILA Yussuf 04.11.1984 Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) RES RES 90 90 28 2<br />
14 MF KAITA Sani 02.05.1986 Alania Vladikavkaz (RUS) 90 33 exp. NEL 123 24 0<br />
15 MF HARUNA Lukman 04.12.1990 Monaco (FRA) 90 90 RES 180 7 1<br />
16 GK EJIDE Austin 08.04.1984 Hapoel Petah Tikva (ISR) RES RES RES 0 19 0<br />
17 DF ODIAH Chidi 17.12.1983 CSKA Moscow (RUS) 90 90 90 270 29 1<br />
18 FW OBINNA Victor 25.03.1987 Malaga (ESP) 52 > RES > 20 72 35 9<br />
19 FW OGBUKE OBASI Chinedu 01.06.1986 Hoffenheim (GER) 60 > > 45 90 195 16 1<br />
20 MF ETUHU Dickson 08.06.1982 Fulham (ENG) 90 90 90 270 17 0<br />
21 DF ECHIEJILE Uwa 20.01.1988 Rennes (FRA) RES > 22 > > 45 67 14 0<br />
22 DF ADELEYE Dele 25.12.1988 Sparta Rotterdam (NED) RES RES RES 0 6 0<br />
23 GK AIYENUGBA Dele 20.11.1983 Bnei Yehuda (ISR) RES RES RES 0 8 0<br />
Key: GK: Goalkeeper; DF: Defender; MF: Midfi elder; FW: Forward; RES: Substitute; NEL: Not eligible to play; INJ: Injured; ABS: Absent; DNP: Not in line-up; *as of 12 July <strong>2010</strong>
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