May 19, 2002

LONDON (Reuters) - Nigeria coach Festus Onigbinde named the following 23-man squad on Sunday for the FIFA World Cup finals in Korea and Japan, where Nigeria are drawn in group F with Argentina, England and Sweden:

Goalkeepers: Ike Shorunmu (Lausanne, Switzerland), Austin Ejide (Gabros), Vincent Enyeama (Enyimba)

Defenders: Efe Sodje (Crewe, England), Rabiu Afolabi (Standard Liege, Belgium), Ifeanyi Udeze (PAOK Salonika, Greece), Justice Christopher (Royal Antwerp, Belgium), Taribo West (free agent), Joseph Yobo (Olympique Marseille, France), Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea, England), Eric Ejiofor (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Isaac Okoronkwo (Shaktar Donetsk, Ukraine)

Midfielders: Mutiu Adepoju (Salamanca, Spain), Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha (Paris Saint Germain, France), Pius Ikedia (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands), James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Benedict Akwuegbu (Shenyeng Gendi, China), Garba Lawal (Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands), Femi Opabumni (Grasshoppers, Switzerland)

Strikers: Julius Aghahowa (Shaktar Donetsk, Ukraine), Bartholomew Ogbeche (Paris Saint Germain, France), John Utaka (Al Saad, Qatar), Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal, England),