COMPONENŢA:
Portari:
Vincent ENYEAMA (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel) – 29.08.1982 (52 meciuri)
Austin EJIDE (Hapoel Petah Tikva, Israel) – 8.04.1984 (17)
Dele AIYENUGBA (Bnei Yehuda, Israel) – 20.11.1983 (9)
Fundaşi:
Joseph YOBO (Everton, Anglia) – 6.09.1980 (65/4 goluri)
Taye TAIWO (Olympique Marseille, Franţa) – 16.04.1985 (36/7)
Rabiu AFOLABI (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria) – 18.04.1980 (21/1)
Danny SHITTU (Bolton Wanderers, Anglia) – 2.09.1980 (24/0)
Chidi ODIAH (ŢSKA Moscova, Rusia) – 17.12.1983 (23/1)
Uwa ECHIEJILE (Braga, Portugalia) – 20.01.1988 (10/0)
Dele ADELEYE (Metallurg Doneţk, Ucraina) – 25.12.1988 (6/0)
Mijlocaşi:
John Obi MIKEL (Chelsea Londra, Anglia) – 22.04.1987 (34/2)
Kalu UCHE (Almeria, Spania) – 15.11.1982 (20/2)
Yussuf AYILA (Dinamo Kiev, Ucraina) – 4.11.1984 (26/2)
Sani KAITA (Alania Vladikavkaz, Rusia) – 2.05.1986 (18/0)
Lukman HARUNA (Monaco, Franţa) – 12.04.1990 (3/1)
Dickson ETUHU (Fulham Londra, Anglia) – 8.06.1982 (12/0)
Peter ODEMWINGIE (Lokomotiv Moscova, Rusia) – 15.07.1981 (44/8)
Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI (Hoffenheim, Germania) – 1.07.1986 (23/4)
Atacanţi:
Nwankwo KANU (Portsmouth, Anglia) – 1.08.1976 (82/13)
John UTAKA (Portsmouth, Anglia) – 8.01.1982 (43/6)
Yakubu AIYEGBENI (Everton, Anglia) – 22.11.1982 (51/19)
Obafemi MARTINS (Wolfsburg, Germania) – 28.10.1084 (30/16)
Victor OBINNA (Malaga, Spania) – 25.03.1987 (31/10)
Antrenor: Lars Lagerback (Suedia, 16.07.1948)
Lider al echipei este considerat Nwankwo Kanu (în imagine)
Rezultate înregistrate în calificări:
Nigeria – Africa de Sud 2-0
Sierra Lione – Nigeria 0-1
Guineea Ecuatorială – Nigeria 0-1
Nigeria – Guineea Ecuatorială 2-0
Africa de Sud – Nigeria 0-1
Nigeria – Sierra Lione 4-1
Mozambique – Nigeria 0-0
Nigeria – Kenya 3-0
Tunisia – Nigeria 0-0
Nigeria – Tunisia 2-2
Nigeria – Mozambique 1-0
Kenya – Nigeria 2-3
