Birds' Etafia will be flying to Tunisia with Super Eagles
January 07, 2004 Edition -1
Matshelane Mamabolo
He may have ended up a loser in the SAA Supa 8, but Moroka Swallows goalkeeper Greg Etafia's heroics for the Birds have earned him a deserved place in the Nigerian squad for the African Nations Cup.
Etafia is one of three goalkeepers in the Super Eagles 22-man squad that will be captained by Bolton Wanderers' Jay Jay Okocha.
The Nigerian has been in great form for Swallows and was mainly responsible for the Birds reaching the Supa 8 final.
The Swallows number one is sure to present his countrymen with some inside information on Bafana Bafana who are in the same group (Group D) as the Nigerians.
Benin and Morocco are the other teams in the group.
NIGERIA SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Enyimba), Greg Etafia (Moroka Swallows /SA), Austin Ejide (Etoile Sahel/Tun)
Defenders: Joseph Enakarhire (Standard Liege/Bel), George Abbey (Macclesfield Town/Eng), Ifeanyi Udeze (PAOK Salonika/Gre), Gabriel Melkam (Hansa Rostock/Ger), Taribo West (Partizan Belgrade/Sem), Romanus Orjinta (Enyimba), Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea/Eng), Isaac Okoronkwo (Wolves/Eng)
Midfielders: Seyi Olofinjana (SK Brann/Nor), Austin "Jay Jay" Okocha (Bolton Wanderers/Eng, captain), Osaze Odemwengie (La Louviere/Bel), Garba Lawal (Columbus Crew/US), John Utaka (Lens/Fra), Kalu Uche (Wisla Krakow/Pol)
Strikers: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Ports-mouth/Eng), Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal /Eng), Victor Agali (Schalke 04/Germany), Julius Aghahowa (Shaktar Donetsk/Ukr), Benedict Akwuegbu (Grazer AK/Aut)
