I am writing from London and so far Coach Lagerback have been able to have 22 names out of his 23 man squard and the team just have one more place to be filled and below is the list of players so far assured of their place in the World cup bound team in South African 2010. (However Peter Utaka is the Coach chief joker and that the reason he has not used him in any friendly,Coach Lagerback knows his worth,other like Onyekachi Apam and mikel Obi are also in the team and so did not need the friendly so they can rest fully after brief injury to the duo).

Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel),Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel),Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva, Israel),
Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille, France),Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia),Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands),Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg, Austria), Onyekachi Apam (OG Nice, France),Joseph Yobo (Everton, England),
Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia),Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England),Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Chinedu Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany),
Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco, France),Peter Utaka (Odense Boldklub, Denmark),Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain),Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)
Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain),Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany), Victor Anichebe (Everton, England),Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton, England),
Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza, Spain).
The one slot left will be between the rest players Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa United, Nigeria),Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France),Terna Suswan (Lobi Stars, Nigeria),Brown Ideye (FC Sochaux, France),John Utaka (Portsmouth, England),Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England),Sani Kaita (Alaniya, Russia), (Nwankwo Kanu, (Portsmouth, England).

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The final full squad:

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda/ISR), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva/ISR)

Defenders: Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille/FRA), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes/FRA), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG), Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers/ENG), Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED), Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg/AUS)

Midfielders: Kalu Uche (Almeria/SPA), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham/ENG), Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG), Sani Kaita (Alaniya/RUS), Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco/FRA), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/UKR)

Strikers: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton/ENG), Chinedu Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim/GER), Nwankwo Kanu, John Utaka (Portsmouth/ENG), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg/GER), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga/SPA), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia)

http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=30280

Lets hope kanu nwankwo takes the last sport or maybe John Utaka,

source, pls

domorehill:

I am writing from London and so far Coach Lagerback have been able to have 22 names out of his 23 man squard and the team just have one more place to be filled and below is the list of players so far assured of their place in the World cup bound team in South African 2010. (However Peter Utaka is the Coach chief joker and that the reason he has not used him in any friendly,Coach Lagerback knows his worth,other like Onyekachi Apam and mikel Obi are also in the team and so did not need the friendly so they can rest fully after brief injury to the duo).

Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel),Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel),Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva, Israel),
Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille, France),Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia),Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands),Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg, Austria), Onyekachi Apam (OG Nice, France),Joseph Yobo (Everton, England),
Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia),Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England),Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Chinedu Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany),
Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco, France),Peter Utaka (Odense Boldklub, Denmark),Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain),Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)
Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain),Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany), Victor Anichebe (Everton, England),Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton, England),
Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza, Spain).
The one slot left will be between the rest players Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa United, Nigeria),Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France),Terna Suswan (Lobi Stars, Nigeria),Brown Ideye (FC Sochaux, France),John Utaka (Portsmouth, England),Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England),Sani Kaita (Alaniya, Russia), (Nwankwo Kanu, (Portsmouth, England).

I thought peter utaka played against saudi. Its a pity no home based player will make it this time again. Let him give the last spot to kanu abeg.
Elderson echiejile has been very woeful lately, but does that mean we are going with just one left back?

i dont believe this.

^^^^^^^^^^
why ? the list looks very very close to what i would have done as coach.

The only thing i do not understand is why he chose to play kaita out of position in all the friendlies.

So we cant have Kanu and Kaita at the same time. Why is he taking Etuhu and Yobo?

From Kickoffnigeria.com :

Ike Uche, Anichebe out

Posted: 2010-05-31 13:08

Ike Uche and Victor Anichebe are the two high profile casualties of Lars Lagerback's cull as he named his 23 players for the World Cup on Monday.

Also joining the duo are Peter Utaka, Onyekachi Apam and the two domestic players Bassey Akpan and Terna Suswan.

More to follow

Colin Udoh

If the kickoff list is true, Il be sad for Anichebe

Guys check this link out, http://www.kickoff.com/news/15760/ike-uche-anichebe-out.php

how can lagerfront drop anichebe? we need his kind of powerplay at the WC. I hope eguavon factor his not playing out here.

just saw the link. Ik Uche and Apam, very sad. I hope Etuhu Shittu and Yobo would make part of the 5 more to be dropped

proudly9ja:

From Kickoffnigeria.com :

sorry for apam, he stood in well for yobo at the nations cup, and he can play right back too, best luck next time

What is all these rubbish about? see the good players he dropped for shitty and tired legs? i still don't believe it, would take J. Utaka ahead of even his brother not to talk of ik uche/anichebe? does that make sense to anyone?

na_so:

^^^^^^^^^^
why ? the list looks very very close to what i would have done as coach.

The only thing i do not understand is why he chose to play kaita out of position in all the friendlies.

so he can make him look bad in the eyes of the world, then drops him for the rest shitty players.

For now, i still don't believe the news, so let's just wait and see the official list.

official list:

Nigeria squad

Goalkeepers
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel)
Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel)
Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petach Tikvah, Israel)

Defenders
Taye Taiwo (Marseille, France)
Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France)
Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia)
Joseph Yobo (Everton, England)
Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg, Austria)
Danny Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England)

Midfielders
Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany)
Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain)
Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England)
John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England)
Sani Kaita (Alaniya, Russia)
Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco, France)
Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)
Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia)

Strikers
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton, England)
Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth, England)
Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany)
John Utaka(Portsmouth, England)
Victor Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain)

http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=30280

So anichebe didn't make it, Yobo an shittu should thank God in Heaven that Apam was injured if not

Nigeria must win the world cup and i believe in the Super Eagles,

Thank God he picked Kanu. Amodu wouldnt have picked a different team

The list had to be edited by Chief coach Lagerback after high pressure from NFA,Abuja and the Nigeria Presidency,please see the real list that was edited just 3 hours ago, and you can also view online at http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=30280

The final full squad:

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda/ISR), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva/ISR)

Defenders: Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille/FRA), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes/FRA), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG), Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers/ENG), Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED), Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg/AUS)

Midfielders: Kalu Uche (Almeria/SPA), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham/ENG), Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG), Sani Kaita (Alaniya/RUS), Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco/FRA), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/UKR)

Strikers: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton/ENG), Chinedu Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim/GER), Nwankwo Kanu, John Utaka (Portsmouth/ENG), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg/GER), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga/SPA), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia)

^^^^ I don't see the tampered team list. They look the same to me.

[size=14pt]How can Fatkubu make the list ahead of Anichebe?[/size]
Lagerback don dey collect egunje?

Why is JOHN UTAKA in and VICTOR ANICHEBE out?

WTF is Kanu and Ayila doing there? Why is Peter Utaka out?

I really don't understand Anichebe's exclusion from this team

There is simply nothing new with this squad.

At the rate this is going, do not be suprised to see Lukman Haruna on the bench most times in world cup.

Ohhhhh NOOOOOO!!! jOHN uTAKA, wHY nOW?

I dont understand what Etuhu is doing in that team. He should have been dropped for one of the home based.

Sagamite,

I am somewhat perplexed as it concerns Anichibe, however, i want to remain positive, i have it on good authority the training sessions were comprehensive unbiased, objectively structured and my guess is that Yak may have decided to move his legs for fear of being dropped as it concerns Kanu i think its just sentiment.

But there are more positives now compared to the clueless Amodu and remember England's resurgence under Capello is with essentially the same players that the clueless McClaren used.

We have learned in recent times that the main ingredient for any team is the Manager, Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern have all fallen to the tactical genius  of the specail one.

Victor Moses, Cartlene Cole, Nedum Onuoha, Agbonlahor they will all be laughing Anichebe right now.

We spent months luring English players to switch allegiance, the only one who showed dedication right from on-set is being shown the very reason others prefer to play for other countries.

Can someone kindly tell me why Danny Shittu, Kalu Uche, Yakubu are going to world cup but Anichebe is not?.

Why did they not take Terna Suswan, a promising young player to go and gain from the experience even if it means sitting it out on the bench.

If we go to this world cup and perform badly, not only have we failed to succeed this time,  we would have also failed to groom a team of the future.

Largerback has not said what he saw in Danny Shittu. We will eventually find out.

How can Lagerback drop Onyekachi Apam, Ike Uche and Anichebe?


This is the problem with lack of continuity in our footie. . . . SiaSia would have known that half the names on that list are useless old men. . . . aluta continue. . . .nonsense!

@ Poster,are you one of the coaching crew? you are not ok and i think you are silly,you left out UTAKA who perfermed well this season?

Ibime:

How can Lagebach drop Onyekachi Apam, Ike Uche and Anichebe?


This is the problem with lack of continuity in our footie. . . . SiaSia would have known that half the names on that list are useless old men. . . . aluta continue. . . .nonsense!

Injury and lack of sharpness made him drop the first 2.
That of Anichebe perplexes me too.

Something definitely wrong with our football. Ahn ahn, no Anichebe but Yakubu!! Beats my comprehension!