Lagerback choose a "safe" list for the Nigerian national team in preparation for the World cup .

Announced the Swedish coach Lars Lagerback coach Nigeria Football Tuesday his preliminary list in preparation for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which included 30 players, describing the list as most experts expected.
Unlike the players only Nigerian league and a few young players, professionals in Europe, Lagerback was adopted mainly in the choices, the group of players who represented the team in the 2010 African Cup of Nations Angola's.
Did not rule out Lagerback only player Sai Oolovninan midfielder Hull City, England, while absent defenders Obinna Nwaneri, Yusuf Muhammad from the list, which previously announced, which included 44 players, where dissolution of Sion Swiss contract with Nwaneri while still Mohammad in the recovery phase of infection in the Achilles tendon ( Achilles tendon), which sustained during Angola's African Cup.
The former Nigerian international Garba Lawal, who participated with the team in the World Cups 1998 and 2002, "this is the team we expected. It is not reasonable for any new coach to choose the team a whole new special and we all know that Nigerians do not have the patience to give this coach about two or three years to build a new team. "
"We also know that the World Cup is not a championship test."
The list includes each of the initial Vincent Iniema (Hapoel Tel-Aviv) and Daily Oionojba (Bnei Yehuda Israel) and Pasi Akpan (Bayelsa United, Nigeria) and Austin Iegide (Hapoel Petach Tikva, Israel) to guard the goal.
Defenders: Rabiu Afolabi (Salzburg), Danny Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England), Onyekachi Abam (Nice, France), Chidi Oudiah (CSKA Moscow), Iilderson Ichigili (Rennes, France), Taye Taiwo (Marseille, France), Terna Susuan (Lobi Stars, Nigeria), Joseph Yobo ( Everton, England), Adele Ayodele (Sparta Rotterdam).
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Dixon Ityuhu (Fulham, England), Sani Kaita (Alania, Russia), Ayla Yusuf (Dynamo Kiev) and Haruna Lukman (Monaco, France), Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain).
Forwards: Yakubu striker ruptured and Victor Anichebe (Everton, England), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain), Osaze Oodemunge (Lokomotiv Moscow), Obasi Obasi (Hoffenheim, Germany), Nwankwo Kanu and John Utaka (Portsmouth), Peter Utaka (Odense, Denmark) Iikicoko and Uche (Real Zaragoza) and Brown Iidiay (Sochaux, France).