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Nigeria's Super Eagles can be super again: ex-players

LAGOS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Two former Nigerian national team players, Ben Iroha and Raymond King, believe the Super Eagles can regain their position in Africa and live up to their name again.

The two former players expressed their belief in the midst of the criticisms on the lacklustre performance of the star-studded Super Eagles which managed a 1-0 victory over Cranes of Uganda in the 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers under the new technical adviser Berti Vogts.

While some critics questioned the technical ability of the new handler, they said in an interview at the weekend that the German tactician should be given time to acquaint himself ...

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