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Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu will try to persuade Nedum Onuoha to represent his team at
international level.
The Manchester City defender played for the England Under-21 side at this year's European
championship but has not yet won a full cap for the senior side.
Onouha has dual nationality and is eligible to represent Nigeria after a Fifa vote in June
removed the age limit on changing national teams.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is anticipating that January's African Cup of Nations could have a
decisive influence in this season's Premier League title race, with the likes of Manchester City,
Arsenal and Chelsea losing vital players to the three-week tournament, at a time of year when key
points can be collected for the top sides.
The African regions (CAF) is split into five Groups with the winner of each advancing to the
FIFA 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa. The host country (South Africa) is already qualified
and several other African nations are on the verge of earning qualification. On Wednesday, Sepember
9, 2009 there was only match, Cameroon v Gabon in Group Three.
Steven Gerrard believes that Liverpool's title rivals will all endure difficult moments this
season.
Rafa Benitez's Reds got off to a slow start this term, losing two of their opening three
fixtures.
They have, however, bounced back in style and have won their last three in all competitions.
Roger Milla burst onto the big stage at the grand old age of 38 when he scored four
never-to-be-forgotten goals for Cameroon at the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy. Capturing
headlines all over the globe for his impressive displays en route to a memorable quarter-final
defeat to Sir Bobby Robson's England, Milla captured the hearts of the public with his spontaneous
corner flag dancing routine in celebration of each of his goals.
