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South Africa out of Nations Cup after losing 1-0 to Nigeria

September 7th, 2008 · No Comments

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Ike Uche scored Saturday to give Nigeria a 1-0 win over South Africa in qualifying for the World Cup and African Nations Cup.
The forward found the net in the 69th minute to give his team a place in the next qualifying round of the World Cup and [...]

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Nigeria’s Olympic Football squad for Beijing 2008:

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Coach:
Samson Siasia (43)
Goalkeepers:
Ambruse Vanzekin (22) (Akwa United)
Ezenwa Ikechukwu (19) (Ocean Boys)
Defenders:
Chibuzor Okonkwo (?) (Bayelsa United)
Taye Taiwo (23) (Olympique Marsielle, France)
Onyekachi Apam (22) (Nice, France)
Dele Adeleye (19) (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)
James Monday (22) (Bayelsa United)
Adefemi Olubayo (22) (Hapoel Jerusalem, Israel)
Efe Ambrose (19) (Kaduna United)
Midfielders:
Sani Kaita (22) (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Isaac Promise (20) (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
Oluwafemi Ajilore (20) (Groningen, Netherlands)
Emmanuel [...]

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