Team created by MagicDip
NIGERIA
2002
NIGERIA 2002 WORLD CUP
Standing: West, Sodje, Shorunmu, Yobo, Okoronkwo and Kanu.
Bended: Okocha, Ogbeche, Babayaro, Lawal and Aghahowa.
2002
NIGERIA 2002 WORLD CUP
Standing: West, Sodje, Shorunmu, Yobo, Okoronkwo and Kanu.
Bended: Okocha, Ogbeche, Babayaro, Lawal and Aghahowa.
MANAGER: Festus ONIGBINDE
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Ike SHORUNMU
12 Austin EJIDE
22 Vincent ENYEAMA
DEFENDERS:
2 Joseph YOBO
3 Celestine BABAYARO
5 Isaac OKORONKWO
6 Taribo WEST
13 Rabiu AFOLABI
14 Ifeanyi UDEZE
16 Efe SODJE
19 Eric EJIOFOR
MIDFIELDERS:
7 Pius IKEDIA
8 Mutiu ADEPOJU
10 Jay-Jay OKOCHA ©
11 Garba LAWAL
15 Justice CHRISTOPHER
20 James OBIORAH
23 Femi OPABUNMI
FORWARDS:
4 Nwankwo KANU
9 Bartholomew OGBECHE
17 Julius AGHAHOWA
18 Benedict AKWUEGBU
21 John UTAKA
4-1-3-2 FORMATION:
Sweden Vs Nigeria - Group Stage Game (07/06/2002)
GK SHORUNMU
CB WEST
CB OKORONKWO
RB YOBO
LB UDEZE
DMF CHRISTOPHER
RMF UTAKA*
LMF BABAYARO
AMF/CMF OKOCHA
CF AGHAHOWA
CF OGBECHE
Substitutions: Kanu for Babayaro (65 mn) and Ikedia for Ogbeche (70 mn)
Note: *Utaka, who in theory was the right midfielder, mostly played as a third striker upfront with Aghahowa and Ogbeche in the first half. Okocha filled in for him in the right side most of the time
Captain: Jay-Jay Okocha
Short Free Kick: Jay-Jay Okocha/Joseph Yobo
Long Free Kick: Jay-Jay Okocha/Taribo West/Joseph Yobo/Justice Christopher
Free Kick 2: Joseph Yobo/Celestine Babayaro
Right Corner: Joseph Yobo
Left Corner: Jay-Jay Okocha
Penalty: Jay-Jay Okocha
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Taribo West, Isaac Okoronkwo
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★CB Overlap: Taribo West - Optional
★Ball Possession ATT
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