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Squad

Goalkeepers
No. Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace
23 Dele Aiyenugba Goalkeeper 1.80 m5-10 77 kg169 lbs 11/20/1983 Jos, Nigeria
16 Austin Ejide Goalkeeper 1.90 m6-3 85 kg187 lbs 4/8/1984 Onitsha, Nigeria
1 Vincent Enyeama Goalkeeper 1.80 m5-11 79 kg174 lbs 8/29/1982 Kabunia, Nigeria
Defenders
No. Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace
22 Ayodele Adeleye Defender 1.89 m6-2 72 kg158 lbs 12/25/1988 Lagos, Nigeria
5 Rabiu Afolabi Defender 1.84 m6-0 77 kg169 lbs 4/18/1980 Osogbo, Nigeria
21 Elderson Uwa Echiejile Defender 1.85 m6-1 80 kg176 lbs 1/20/1988 Benin City, Nigeria
17 Chidi Odiah Defender 1.83 m6-0 80 kg176 lbs 12/17/1983 Port Harcourt, Nigeria
6 Daniel Olusola Shittu Defender 1.91 m6-3 88 kg194 lbs 9/2/1980 Lagos, Nigeria
3 Taye Ismaila Taiwo Defender 1.88 m6-2 82 kg180 lbs 4/16/1985 Lagos, Nigeria
2 Joseph Yobo Defender 1.88 m6-2 87 kg191 lbs 9/6/1980 Kono, Nigeria
Midfielders
No. Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace
20 Dickson Etuhu Midfielder 1.88 m6-2 83 kg183 lbs 6/8/1982 Alnwick, England
14 Sani Kaita Midfielder 1.79 m5-10 74 kg163 lbs 5/2/1986 Kano, Nigeria
4 Nwankwo Kanu Midfielder 1.98 m6-5 80 kg176 lbs 8/1/1976 Owerri, Nigeria
15 Haruna Abdulkarim Lukman Midfielder 1.79 m5-10 74 kg163 lbs 12/4/1990 Jos, Nigeria
12 Kalu Uche Midfielder 1.79 m5-10 76 kg167 lbs 11/15/1982 Aba, Nigeria
13 Atanda Ayila Yussuf Midfielder 1.82 m6-0 73 kg161 lbs 11/4/1984 Lagos, Nigeria
Forwards
No. Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace
8 Yakubu Aiyegbeni Forward 1.83 m6-0 83 kg183 lbs 11/22/1982 Benin City, Nigeria
10 Brown Ideye Forward 1.80 m5-11 70 kg154 lbs 10/10/1988 Yenagoa, Nigeria
9 Obafemi Martins Forward 1.70 m5-6 70 kg154 lbs 10/28/1984 Lagos, Nigeria
19 Chinedu Obasi Forward 1.88 m 86 kg 6/1/1986 Enugu, Nigeria
18 Victor Nsofor Obinna Forward 1.82 m5-11 79 kg174 lbs 3/25/1987 Jos, Nigeria
11 Peter Odemwingie Forward 1.82 m5-11 79 kg174 lbs 7/15/1981 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
7 John Utaka Forward 1.76 m5-9 71 kg156 lbs 1/8/1982 Enugu, Nigeria
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