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Factfile for Nigeria, who play Mali Friday in the African Nations Cup third place playoff:
Results
Group D
Morocco 0-1
South Africa 4-0
Benin 2-1
Quarter-finals
Cameroon 2-1
Semi-finals
Tunisia 1-1 aet. Tunisia won 5-3 on penalties
Scorers
3 - Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha
2 - Osaze Odemwingie, John Utaka
1 - Garba Lawal, Joseph Yobo
Third place playoff
Feb 13 - Mali, Monastir 1300GMT
Squad (with shirt numbers)
Goalkeepers: 22. Austin Ejide (Etoile Sahel/TUN), 1. Vincent Enyeama (Enyimba), 12. Greg Etafia (Moroka Swallows/RSA)
Defenders: 15. George Abbey (Maccesfield Town/ENG), 3. Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea/ENG), 6. Joseph Enakahire (Standard Liege/BEL), 5. Issac Okoronkwo (Wolves/ENG), 18. Romanus Orjinta (Enyimba), 16. Ifenayi Udeze (POAK/GRE), 2. Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG)
Midfielders: 19. Ikpe Ekong (Shenyang Gendi/CHN), 21. Ifeanyi Ekwueme (Wisla Plock/POL), 13. Pius Ikedia (Roseendal/NED), 11. Garba Lawal (Columbus Crew/USA), 20. Osaze Odemwingie (La Louviere/BEL), 10. Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha (Bolton/ENG), 14. Oluwaseyi Olofintana (Brann/NOR), 7. John Utaka (Lens/FRA)
Strikers: 9. Victor Agali (Schalke/GER), 17. Julius Aghahowa (Shaktar Donetsk/UKR), 8. Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Portsmouth/ENG), 4. Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal/ENG)
Note: Babayaro, Agali and Aiyegbeni dismissed from squad for breaking curfew after loss to Morocco
Captain
Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha
Coach
Christian Chukwu
African and world rankings
4 and 35
Nickname
Super Eagles
Path to finals
Winners Group 1
Angola 2-2 home, 0-0 away
Malawi 4-1, 1-0
Scorers
2 - Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nwankwo Kanu
1 - Uche Kalu, Osaze Odemwingie, John Utaka
Previous appearances
1963 - first round, 1976 - third, 1978 - third, 1980 - winners, 1982 - first round, 1984 - runners-up, 1988 - runners-up, 1990 - runners-up, 1992 - third, 1994 - winners, 2000 - runners-up, 2002 - third
Overall record
P63 W33 D16 L14 F94 A67
Record win
South Africa 4-0
Record loss
Algeria 1-5

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