ANGOLA 2010 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

NIGERIA NAMES SQUAD

By Juventus Leventis SPORTS EDITOR at Large

After what was a locked down warm up match with the Chipolo polo of Zambia the eagles will jet into Benquela , Angola on Friday to try for another overdue African championship win.  Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) spokesman Ademola Olajire told radio africa1 in Durban that a 23-man squad was selected earlier in the week 

"The full squad has since been ratified by the Confederation of African Football" The not so shocking suprise inclussion is the listing of the explosive striker Obafemi Martins who  plays for Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga. Martins recently had surgery on a shin injury and his availability had been  in doubt.The team doctors certified him fit.

                    OBAFEMI MARTINS...Nigeria's weapon of mass destruction

The Super eagles squad :

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel) Bamidele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel) Austin Ejide (unattached)

Defenders: Joseph Yobo (Everton, England), Danny Shittu (Bolton, England), Obinna Nwaneri , Yusuf Mohammed (both FC Sion, Switzerland), Taye Taiwo (Marseille, France) Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Onyekachi Apam (Nice, France).

Midfielders: Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth, England), John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England) Sani Kaita (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia) Yusuf Atanda Ayila (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine), Oluwaseyi George Olofinjana (Hull City, England), Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain).

Strikers: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton, England), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim, Germany)

COACH: Amodu SHUAIBU

                                                      

                           THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA.....  guess who is tired of bronze medals?

The Super Eagles will play  defending champions Egypt on 12 January before taking on Benin on the 16th and then Mozambique on the 20th.

Thank you DROGBA

Didier Drogba and the Elephants of Ivory Coast

will be leading the African Challenge for

the 2010 world Cup.

Drogba was on target as the Elephants of Cote 'dIviore recorded a 1-1 draw with Malawi to book an early ticket to South Africa 2010 . The Chelsea star declared his team agenda for the FIFA world cup next year: "We will do everything we can to get to the final and hopefully win it," Drogba said on Sunday at a press conference in Johannesburg, a day after Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup.

CAN IVORY COAST WIN THE WORLD CUP IN SA 2010? ......Comment

The Ivorians had sent out early signals when they crushed Malawi 5-0 in the first leg of the World Cup qualifiers on March 29, 2009.

Acrossthe continent in comming reports say most of the other African top teams are walking very tight ropes .Chief among the mathematical gymnasts is the super eagles of Nigeria who need a financially challenged Harambee stars team to beat heavily motivated Carthage eagles of Tunisia in Tunis. The Last time both teams met Tunisia triumphed in Nairobi.Nigeria is in a duel just now in Abuja with Mozambique.