FIFA World Cup 2010 Odds – Nigeria Preview: Many eyes will be looking at the Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, as a possible dark horse to make a deep run into 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa as they go up against the world's best sides. Just as in 1998 when they stunned favorite Spain in the first round.
Nigeria is a darkhorse for the FIFA World Cup finals listed on the Bodog.com World Cup betting board at +15,000 (150/1) odds to win the tournament.
Nigeria will be coached in the Finals by Sweden boss Lars Lagerback who took over the Nigerian helm in February. The 61 year old Lagerback led Sweden for over a decade, and took the team to later rounds at Korea/Japan in 2002 and Germany in 2006. His teams qualified for three consecutive European Championships.
The Super Eagles have the ability to score a lot of goals in South Africa behind a dynamic attack that features the likes of Obafemi Martins, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Peter Odemwingie as well as youngsters Victor Obinna and Ikechukwu Uche and evergreen Nwankwo Kanu in what is surely his last role of the dice. They won’t be a soft touch behind that either, with Jon Obi Mikel anchoring the midfield, and captain Joseph Yobo in the centre of defence.
According to the FIFA World Rankings, Nigeria ranks 21st and holds the third highest place among the African nations behind Egypt (12th) and Cameroon (19th). Their highest position ever reached on the ranking was 5th in April 1994.
Nigeria is assigned to Group B and will be playing a round robin schedule with favorite Argentina, Greece and South Korea.
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