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Nigeria coach Lars Lagerback named his 30 man provisional squad on Monday evening in Abuja devoid of any surprises. The Swedish gaffer retained many of the players from the bronze winning Nations Cup team. |
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Only two home based players made the cut while Everton's Victor Anichebe and Monaco's Haruna Lukman are in the team.
However, Stoke City's Seyi Olofinjana was dropped while Brown Ideye of Sochaux and Terna Suswam of local side Lobi Stars have been given a chance to make the World Cup.
Nigeria's final list of 23 will be made known on June 1. The Super Eagles are drawn in Group B alongside Argentina, Greece and South Korea.
Goalkeepers
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Dele Ayenugba (Beni Yehuda), Bassey Akpan(Bayelsa United), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikvah)
Defenders
Taye Taiwo (Marseille), Joseph Yobo (Everton), Danny Shittu (Bolton) Elderson Echiejile (Rennes), Onyekachi Apam (Nice) Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow), Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg), Terna Suswan (Lobi Stars)
Midfielders
Nwankwo Kanu(Portsmouth), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham), Mikel John Obi (Chelsea), Sani Kaita (Alaniya), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev), Kalu Uche (Almeria), Haruna Lukman (Monaco)
Forwards
Yakubu Ayegbeni (Everton), Victor Anichebe (Everton), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg), Uche Ikechukwu (Zaragoza), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga), Peter Utaka (Odense), John Utaka (Portsmouth), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv), Brown Ideye (FC Sochaux) |
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