Amodu to face Egypt with squad that beat Kenya

NFF promises team list before deadline

SUPER Eagles' coach, Shaibu Amodu, on Wednesday gave a hint into what his line-up against Egypt would be like when Nigeria kicks off campaign at the Angola 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, saying the bulk of the players that featured at the team's last World Cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya would play against the Pharaohs.

Amodu said he was impressed by the character he saw in the team in Nairobi hence his intention to use the bulk of the players as the fulcrum of his squad for the championship. Amodu told journalists in a parley organised by national team sponsor, Tom Tom: "The character I saw in the players in that last World Cup qualifier in Nairobi is the character to build on.