Nigeria 2010 FIFA World Cup Odds: Going into the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be one of the teams to represent the African nations is the Nigeria national football team. Go to SPORTSBOOK.com to get all of the current 2010 FIFA World Cup odds.
Nicknamed Super Eagles, the +10000 odds Nigeria national football team hasn’t really had the extensive World Cup history as some of the other teams at this year’s Cup. They started to compete in 1962 but didn’t qualify until 1994 in which they made it to the 16th round. They repeated that 16th round placement in 1998 and couldn’t get past the 1st round in 2002. Not qualifying in the last World Cup, Nigeria is in high hopes to go all the way this year.
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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)
Drawing Group B, Nigeria will be competing in the 1st round against Argentina, Greece, and South Korea. They will be the 3rd match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup going up against Argentina on June 12th out of Johannesburg. Key players will be Joseph Yobo and Yakubu Aiyegbeni. Yobo is a quick and strong defender but is prone to lapses of concentration. Yakubu can be a deceptively sluggish player but on a good day is one of the most deadly finishers in the competition.
“We cannot go into any match with fear. We must go there with the belief that we can win every match we play, it doesn't matter whether it is Argentina, or Brazil or Greece,” Nigeria manager Lars Lagerbeck said. “If we practice well, and play with hard work and confidence then we can win and we can go far in the World Cup.”
The World Cup begins June 11th and go to SPORTSBOOK.com to get all of the current 2010 FIFA World Cup odds:
Algeria: +50000
Argentina: +750
Australia: +12500
Brazil: +450
Cameroon: +10000
Chile: +6600
Denmark: +12500
England: +600
France: +1800
Germany: +1200
Ghana: +8000
Greece: +15000
Holland: +1100
Honduras: +75000
Italy: +1200
Ivory Coast: +3300
Japan: +30000
Mexico: +8000
New Zealand: +250000
Nigeria: +12500
North Korea: +200000
Paraguay: +8000
Portugal: +2800
Serbia: +6600
Slovakia: +25000
Slovenia: +25000
South Africa: +15000
South Korea: +20000
Spain: +400
Switzerland: +20000
USA: +8000
Uruguay: +10000
