World Cup 2010: The Number 10's

GROUP A

FRANCE

Sidney Govou

MEXICO

Cuauhtemoc Blanco

SOUTH AFRICA

Steven Pienaar

URUGUAY

Diego Forlan

GROUP B

ARGENTINA

Lionel Messi

GREECE

Giorgos Karagounis

NIGERIA

John Obi Mikel

SOUTH KOREA

Park Chu-Young

GROUP C

ALGERIA

Rafik Saifi

ENGLAND

Wayne Rooney

SLOVENIA

Valter Birsa

USA

Landon Donovan

GROUP D

AUSTRALIA

Harry Kewell

GERMANY

Lukas Podolski

GHANA

Stephen Appiah

SERBIA

Dejan Stankovic

GROUP E

CAMEROON

Achille Emana

DENMARK

Martin Jorgensen

JAPAN

Shunsuke Nakamura

HOLLAND

Wesley Sneijder

GROUP F

ITALY

Antonio Di Natale

NEW ZEALAND

Chris Killen

PARAGUAY

Edgar Benitez

SLOVAKIA

Marek Sapara

GROUP G

BRAZIL

Kaka

IVORY COAST

Gervinho

NORTH KOREA

Hong Yong-Jo

PORTUGAL

Danny

GROUP H

CHILE

Jorge Valdivia

HONDURAS

Julio Cesar de Leon

SPAIN

Cesc Fabregas

SWITZERLAND

Blaise Nkofu

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Pre World Cup 2010 Friendlies

Pre World Cup 2010 Friendlies- Results

Argentina 5 v/s Canada 0
[Maxi Rodriguez(2), Angel Di Maria, Tevez, Sergio Aguero]

Nigeria 0 v/s Saudi Arabia 0

England 3 v/s Mexico 1
[Ledley King, Peter Couch, Glen Johnson]
[Guillermo Franco]

Czech Republic 4 v/s USA 2
[Tomas Sivok, Jan Polak, Martin Fenin, Tomas Necid]
[Maurice Edu, Herculez Gomez]

North Korea 2 v/s Greece 2
[Jong Tae Se (2)]
[Costas Katsouranis, Angelos Charisteas]

South Africa 1 v/s Bulgaria 1
[Siyabonga Sangweni]
[Valeri Bojinov]

Paraguay 1 v/s Rep. of Ireland 2
[Lucas Barrios]
[Kevin Doyle, Liam Lawrence]

Super Eagles (Nigeria) World Cup 2010 Squad

Nigeria's World Cup 2010 Squad Announced

Goalkeepers

Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel)
Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel)
Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva, Israel)
Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa United, Nigeria)

Defenders

Taye Taiwo (Marseille, France)
Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France)
Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia)
Onyekachi Apam (OG Nice, France)
Joseph Yobo (Everton, England)
Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England)
Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburg, Austria)
Terna Suswan (Lobi Stars, Nigeria)

Midfielders

Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany)
John Utaka (Portsmouth, England)
Brown Ideye (FC Sochaux, France)
Peter Utaka (Odense Boldklub, Denmark)
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)
Victor Anichebe (Everton, England)
Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth, England)
Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany)
Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza, Spain)
Victor Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain)

Argentina Defeats Nigeria for Olympic Football GOLD

Argentina after their goal against Nigeria in the Gold Medal Match

Argentina on Saturday successfully defended their Olympic football title when they beat Nigeria 1-0 in the gold medal match.

Benfica's Di Maria collected a through ball from Lionel Messi in the 58th minute to give 2004 winner Argentina another gold medal in the football.


Brazil won the bronze on Friday by beating Belgium 3-0 in Shanghai.

Image Courtsey: BBC Sport, Reuters and Usatoday.com

Beijing Olympics : Nigeria Hammers Belgium 4-1 To Reach The Final

Nigeria reached the Olympic football final with a 4-1 victory over Belgium, getting goals from Emmanuel Ekpo, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Olubayo Adefemi and Chinedi Ogbuke Obasi.

Substitute Laurent Ciman of Belgium pulled one back in the dying minutes but it was too little too late.


The 1996 Atlanta Olympic champions will meet either Brazil or Argentina in the gold medal match in Beijing on Saturday.
Image Courtsey: Kickoff.com AP