Nigeria 2010 World Cup Squad

Nov 7, 2026 5:24 PM

Nigeria

Coach: Lars Lagerbäck

Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Club
GK	Vincent Enyeama	29 August 1982 (aged 27)	51	Hapoel Tel Aviv
GK	Austin Ejide	8 April 1984 (aged 26)	16	Hapoel Petah Tikva
GK	Dele Aiyenugba	20 November 1983 (aged 26)	9	Bnei Yehuda
DF	Joseph Yobo (c)	6 September 1980 (aged 29)	64	Everton
DF	Taye Taiwo	16 April 1985 (aged 25)	35	Marseille
DF	Danny Shittu	2 September 1980 (aged 29)	23	Bolton Wanderers
DF	Chidi Odiah	17 December 1983 (aged 26)	21	CSKA Moscow
DF	Rabiu Afolabi	18 April 1980 (aged 30)	12	Red Bull Salzburg
DF	Uwa Echiéjilé	20 January 1988 (aged 22)	9	Rennes
DF	Dele Adeleye	25 December 1988 (aged 21)	5	Sparta Rotterdam
MF	John Utaka	8 January 1982 (aged 28)	41	Portsmouth
MF	John Obi Mikel	22 April 1987 (aged 23)	27	Chelsea
MF	Ayila Yussuf	4 November 1984 (aged 25)	24	Dynamo Kyiv
MF	Kalu Uche	15 November 1982 (aged 27)	18	Almería
MF	Sani Kaita	2 May 1986 (aged 24)	16	Alania Vladikavkaz
MF	Dickson Etuhu	8 June 1982 (aged 28)	11	Fulham
MF	Lukman Haruna	12 April 1990 (aged 20)	1	Monaco
FW	Kanu	1 August 1976 (aged 33)	72	Portsmouth
FW	Yakubu	22 November 1982 (aged 27)	47	Everton
FW	Peter Odemwingie	15 July 1981 (aged 28)	43	Lokomotiv Moscow
FW	Victor Obinna	25 March 1987 (aged 23)	30	Málaga
FW	Obafemi Martins	28 October 1984 (aged 25)	27	Wolfsburg
FW	Chinedu Obasi	1 June 1986 (aged 24)	17	Hoffenheim

Most Capped Player: Mudashiru Lawal – 86 caps

Top Goalscorer: Rashidi Yekini – 37 goals

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