Nigeria's World Cup record: 1994 2nd rd, 1998 2nd rd, 2002 1st rd.
How Nigeria qualified for World Cup 2010: African Group B winners.
The Trainer: Shaibu Amodu (Nigerian, 51). Appointed: April 2008. WC experience: Player: None. Coach: None.
Amodu is in his fourth spell as manager of Nigeria, following previous stints in 1994-95, 1998-99 and 2001-2002.
The Country: The Super Eagles qualified in sensational fashion with a 3-2 win against Kenya in Nairobi. Nigeria needed victory to have any chance of denying Tunisia and they fought back from 1-0 down to lead 2-1, but conceded a 79th-minute equaliser, only for Obafemi Martins to seal an exciting win.
Afterwards Shaibu said: "This is a characteristic Nigerian side which you can never rule out when it is faced with adversity. It's unbelieavable."
The country’s football history has relates with Britain. Nigeria played their first unofficial match in October 1949, while still a British colony. The team played matches in England against different teams such as Dulwich Hamlet, Bishop Auckland and South Liverpool. Nigeria’s most important achievement was a gold medal in the 2nd All-Africa tournement, with 3rd place comes to end in 1976 and 1978's African Cup of Nations to follow.
Ampdu continues coming back to take charge but he has yet to coach at the World Cup finals. He has some well-known players in his charge comprising team leader Nwanko Kanu. Furthermore, Nigeria can boast Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel, Bolton’s Danny Shittu, Everton’s Joseph Yobo and Yakubu Aiyegbeni, and Seyi Olofinjana of Hull. Fulham’s Dickson Etuhu, Charlton’s Sam Sodje and another Everton striker, Victor Anichebe, may also feature for the Super Eagles in South Africa.
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