Kanu joins Nigeria for WCup qualifiers

Kanu joins Nigeria for WCup qualifiers

LAGOS (AFP): Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu said Monday he will
be available for Nigeria's World Cup qualifying games next year
as a row rumbled on over his refusal to play in the Sydney
Olympics.

"I'm a Nigerian. I am proud to be a Nigerian and I will remain
a Nigerian till I die. Anytime I'm invited to play for the
national team, I will be ready," Kanu told a local radio station.

Top Nigerian sports officials have since called for the player
to be dropped from the Super Eagles as punishment for his refusal
to join the side at the Sydney Olympics.