In a deft move to counter the alleged ambition of Presi-dent Goodluck Jonathan in 2011, no fewer than 150 top politicians from the North converged on Abuja last night to strategise on how to enforce the contentious zoning of presidency to the North.
The leaders insisted that the North should produce the President in 2011 based on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement, which they claimed had ceded power to the region till 2015.
They, however, said the meeting was not targeted against any individual, apparently referring to President Jonathan.
In attendance at the meeting among others were former military President Ibrahim Babangida, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, National Security Adviser, General Aliyu Gusau, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Gen. David Jemibewon, Gen. Mohammed Magoro, Air Cmdr. Hamza Abdullahi and former PDP Chairman Audu Ogbeh.
THISDAY gathered that only one agenda was up for deliberation at the meeting, and it centred on how the North will reclaim power and keep it till 2015.
A sub-issue at the meeting was how the North will negotiate with other regions to ensure that the “gentleman's agreement” is respected.
At the end of the meeting, the leaders set up three committees to work on the contact and mobilization of other zones and stakeholders in the country to back their position.
Proponents of zoning claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had done the South’s two terms of eight years based on the agreement and that the North is expected to produce the president for eight years till 2015, notwithstanding the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on May 6, 2010 after three years on the saddle.
Yesterday’s parley was the first time the pro-zoning forces would make public their meetings. There have been reported cases of similar meetings in some parts of the North to prefect plans on how to stop Jonathan’s aspiration.
The meeting, which held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, started around 8 pm and was attended by five delegates from each of the 19 states of the North.
At the end of the meeting at about 11.20pm, former Senate President Prof. Iyorcha Ayu flanked by Babangida and Atiku addressed the press.
Ayu said yesterday's meeting was not targeted against any individual or zone but that it is an effort at strengthening national cohesion and peace.
He said no fewer than 150 political leaders from the North were at the meeting.
According to him, the aim is to prevail on concerned individuals and groups to respect the agreed template on zoning.
He said three committees were constituted to among other things reach out to the other geopolitical zones for "mobilisation."
The committees will be chaired by Ciroma, Magaji Dambatta and Prof. Ignatius Ayua.
On the issue of consensus candidate, he said "it is too premature to speak on that."
When asked if the agenda of the meeting is to pave the way for the emergence of a Northern candidate, he queried, “what is wrong with that,” adding “after all, the person who was president between 1999 to 2007 was not a Northerner.”
President Jonathan in an interview with CNN’s Christine Amanpour during his visit to the United States in April had refused to categorically rule himself out of the 2011 race.
Since then some politicians in the North have been strategising on how to stop the president’s alleged ambition.
One of the strategies is to impress it on Jonathan that the zoning formula should be respected.
But recently prominent leaders of the South-south had moved to back Jonathan, saying they would mobilise the whole of the South and North for him.
Various groups have also continued to advocate for Jonathan presidency in 2011.
They point to the manner of his emergence and the fact that he enjoys global acceptance as president.
Jonathan has, however, said he is committed to conducting a free and fair election.
His appointment of Professor Attahiru Jega as INEC chairman-designate is seen as a step in this direction.
Others at yesterday’ meeting included Alhaji Lawal Kaita, Alhaji Saleh Hassan, Alhaji Nuhu Aliyu, Mohammed Goni, MD Yusuf, Senator Maitama Bello Yusuf, Jibrin Maigari, Ibrahim Isa Kaita, Sulieman Isyaku, Ezekiel Ibrahim, Yahaya Kwande, Shaba Lafiagi, Patrick Adaba and Bello Kurfi.
Others were Sen. Mohammed Ahmed, Sen. Zainab Kure, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, lliya Gada and Alhaji Salisu Ibrahim
PDP NEC ratifies Nwodo as chairman
•Says: ‘Party has lost its goodwill’
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Dr. Nwodo
After weeks of sustained suspense , the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday ratified the nomination of its former National Secretary, Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo as the new National Chairman.
The former national chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, resigned from the position after he was charged with corruption by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Nwodo had earlier been nominated by the PDP caucus at its meeting held at the Presidential Villa with President Goodluck Jonathan, Chairman of the PDP, Board of Trustees, (BOT) and former President, chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Senate President David Mark, in attendance.
The announcement of Nwodo as chairman, was delayed to ensure compliance with the party’s constitution, which stipulates that a new entrant to the PDP , can only seek party office, provided he was given a waiver. Before his formal announcement yesterday, the Enugu State chapter of the party had given Nwodo a waiver while the South-East zone of the party also endorsed it and sent same to the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC), in accordance with the party’s constitution. The new National Chairman returned to the party last year, after a two-year romance with the Action Congress (AC).
Speaking at the national secretariat , venue of the event yesterday, President Jonathan called on the leadership of the party to ensure that internal democracy was restored in the PDP, to ensure amity.
The President cautioned against imposition of aspirants in the party.
“I want to plead with the party that especially as the elections are coming, one of the areas we normally have problems is the issue of internal democracy. That this time around, as a party and a nation, we had to do things in a way that would not bring problems for us. So, in all the areas that we used to have irritations, we should avoid it and work together and see that the next candidates we present for all levels of election from the least , the councillorship to the highest, the presidency, should be candidates selected by the people.
The party had to set up a machinery to make sure that we resolve at least most of these crises before the elections. I have mentioned severally that on my own part and on the part of the government, we will make sure that the votes of Nigerians count for the final election.” The President also admonished PDP members to work as a team, submitting that lack of team spirit was what cost the party victory in Anambra State.
“Let us acknowledge the fact that one of us must always emerge as candidate to fly the party’s flag in a contest. In Anambra, PDP had the votes, but APGA won the election. If we aggregate the votes of PDP members who defected to other parties, we had the votes,” Jonathan observed. Speaking after his ratification, Dr Nwodo assured party leaders at the gathering that the days of imposition were over in PDP.
“Our process of choosing our candidates must once again be subjected to the dictates of our party’s constitution and the extant rules… we must return the choice of our candidates to the people and not to individual godfathers and godmothers. It is only by this time honoured democratic process that we can present to the Nigerian people for elective offices, quality candidates that are imbued with the patriotic vision of our party.
“The days of imposition of candidates by the PDP, hoping to hoist such leaders on the people of Nigeria through rigged elections are over and over forever. Our members aspiring to carry our banner in future elections must start now to market themselves and canvass their programmes aggressively to our party members and to the Nigerian electorate’’, Nwodo submitted.
The new chairman also lamented that over the years PDP had squandered its goodwill.
“We rode to power on the massive support and enormous goodwill of the Nigerian people. Over the years, we have squandered it to the point that even some of our members are no longer proud to be identified as PDP members and other Nigerians say that the problem of Nigeria is the PDP,’’ Nwodo noted
Celebrating Nigeria at 50
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Come October 1, Nigeria will add one more feather to her cap as the nation marks its golden jubilee. This year's anniversary, it seems, will be like no other before it since the country got her independence from Great Britain in 1960. In this connection, the Federal Government has been making elaborate plans to make the anniversary a remarkable event.
Understandably, some individuals, groups, and in particular, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have criticized some aspects of the anniversary plans, especially the financial. No doubt, organized Labour may have expressed the feelings of some Nigerians who are calling for a low-key celebration, devoid of pomp and circumstance.
However, the fact that our country is still together despite many fault lines and differences that could have torn us irretrievably apart is worth celebrating. Moreover, it is in line with the vision and aspirations of our elder statesmen who championed the quest for nationhood, and got it without shedding blood.
More importantly, we should not gloss over the fact that 50 years represents a milestone, a threshold in any nation's history. The enduring significance of the anniversary will find its true meaning if it is used as a platform for deep reflection, a period of soul-searching on how far we have come collectively as a nation, what we have been able to achieve, our failures, pains and how to chart a new course for a better Nigeria.
Beyond the fireworks, the joy and clinking of glasses that come with this year's epochal event, we urge that this anniversary be used to provide the right pathway for cementing our unity and turning our weaknesses into strength.
More than at any other event, the forthcoming anniversary should be used to engender the spirit of nationalism among our different peoples. Let it also be another opportunity to find solutions to our nagging national problems.
Whether Nigeria as a nation has achieved much to warrant rolling out of the drums at 50 remains arguable. Nevertheless, we insist that our gains far outweigh our losses.
The enduring impact should be the opportunity it affords the citizens, especially the political leadership, to articulate our challenges and connect with the people and their aspirations. Therefore, the present administration should see the forthcoming jubilee as a veritable platform to walk the talk. Real action should take the place of promises. That is what the tempers of these challenging times demand. Government should strive to get its priorities right. Governance is a human enterprise, which makes sense only if it is focused on how to improve the fortunes of the people and make them have abiding faith in the nation. This has been one of the areas in which our successive governments have been found wanting.
We advise governments across the country to use this unique occasion to reflect on the challenges before them. Let them gauge public opinion, desires and demands, and direct their energies and resources towards fulfilling them. Attention should be focused on the different areas of our economy that need urgent attention. These include prudent management of resources, poverty alleviation and provision of gainful employment and infrastructure such as electricity, good roads and medical facilities.
The forthcoming anniversary should be used as an occasion to prioritize our needs against competing demands as a nation. If we fail to plan well, we unwittingly plan to fail. Our governments, at all levels, must not allow this to happen
Frail Nelson Mandela attends memorial service for great-granddaughter, 13, killed in a car crash
A sombre and frail Nelson Mandela attended the funeral for his 13-year-old great-granddaughter today, after she was killed in a car crash following the World Cup's opening concert.
The 91-year-old anti-apartheid icon leaned on a walking stick as he entered the brick chapel of the Johannesburg private school Zenani Mandela had attended.
Dressed in a black coat and wearing a corsage of pink roses, he took a front row pew after being ferried to the chapel door by golf buggy.
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Loving family: Mandela is helped into the service, while Zenani's school friends hold flowers in her memory
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Winnie Madikizela Mandela arrives with her daughter, Zindzi, right, for the funeral services for Zenani today. Zenani was her great granddaughter
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Tragic: Zenani Mandela was killed in a car crash last week as she left the World Cup concert
A private burial was held earlier today, and the public were welcomed to the Methodist chapel service, with several hundred people attending, including an overflow crowd in a tent outside.
Mr Mandela's wife, Graca Machel, accompanied him. Also present was his ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zenani's great-grandmother, lawyer George Bizos, who had defended Mandela during the apartheid years, and Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela.
An anguished message was read during the service from Zenani's mother, Zoleka Mandela-Seakamela - the daughter of Zindzi Mandela, the former president's youngest child.
Mandela-Seakamela said she wished she had indulged her daughter more, allowing her to sleep in late and wear make-up.
'I should have given you more hugs, more kisses,' Mandela-Seakamela said.
'If I did all this, would you come back to me, if only for a few seconds?'
If there were tears, there was also laughter Zenani was remembered as a playful, precocious child who liked Hannah Montana and the World Cup anthem 'Waka Waka'.
Zweli Hlongwane, grandfather to the teenager, remembered the girl asking for a drum kit a few days before her death.
She already played the saxophone and the piano.
She was 'always looking for new challenges in life,' Hlongwane said.
The teenager's classmates, dressed in school blazers, and other mourners each held a single white rose.
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Tribute: Mandla Mandela pays tribute to the schoolgirl, who was described as a 'natural star'
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Grief: Mandela's daughter Zenani, a great-aunt of the 13-year-old, hugs a fellow mourner during the service at the St Stithians College Chapel in Sandton, north of Johannesburg
They stood to sing Amazing Grace as the funeral began before a montage of family portraits, including one of Zenani hugging her famous great-grandfather, was projected on a screen as a recording of Lean On Me played.
Other condolence messages were read out that described her as a 'natural born star' who loved music.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell said in a video message that she considered Zenani a goddaughter and remembered playing with the child.
'I was truly blessed to have been able to say that we walked and laughed and got to play dress-up,' she said. 'She will remain in my heart forever.'
Zenani was killed two days after her 13th birthday, after attending a World Cup kick-off concert. She was one of Mandela's nine great-grandchildren.
Police say a close family friend who was driving the car that crashed on a highway on June 10 could be charged with drink-driving and homicide.
After her death, Mr Mandela decided not to make a rare public appearance at the tournament's opening ceremony and first game, as had been planned.
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Strength: Mandela waves as he leaves the chapel in a golf buggy with his wife Graca Machel
France 0 Mexico 2: Javier Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco fire as El Tri prove too hot for Les Bleus
New Manchester United signing Javier Hernandez inspired Mexico to a superb win over a poor France side last night, leaving the 2006 World Cup finalists on the brink of early elimination.
Hernandez came off the bench to devastating effect, scoring the game’s all-important opener in the 64th minute.
Another substitute, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, heaped more misery on the bedraggled French by converting a penalty at the grand old age of 37 years and 151 days.
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Floored: Hugo Lloris can only look despairingly as Javier Hernandez breaks the deadlock
Mexico thoroughly deserved their win. The Central Americans missed a host of chances before Hernandez supplied the required composure, racing on to a perfectly timed pass from new skipper Rafael Marquez, jinking past Hugo Lloris and slotting into the empty net.
The strike sparked an almighty outpouring of joy, as Mexico’s players and coaching staff mobbed the 22-year-old scorer. Hernandez, who will complete his move from Chivas to United when he receives a work permit in July, described it as a moment of ‘pure happiness’.
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Mexican rave: Hernandez is mobbed by team-mates
The striker, whose grandfather scored against France at the 1954 World Cup, added: ‘It was such a big goal for the team and the whole country. It took a long time in coming so when I scored it, everyone was thrilled.’
Mexico’s joy contrasted sharply with the dejection of France coach Raymond Domenech, who incorrectly claimed Hernandez’s goal should have been disallowed for offside.
‘All I can say is that the goal which clinched the game shouldn’t have counted,’ said Domenech.
Few will have sympathy with France’s outgoing boss, given the manner in which the former world champions reached South Africa, helped by Thierry Henry’s blatant handball to set up a play-off goal which denied Ireland.
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What goes around...: A fan makes reference to the furore over France qualifying against Ireland
The loss leaves France bottom of Group A with one point and without a goal, while Mexico join Uruguay at the top with four points.
A draw between those two in the last game would seal the elimination of France. Domenech’s decision to recall Chelsea winger Florent Malouda did not spark an improvement, as his incoherent team failed to create openings for the second game running.
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Zut alors! France contemplate an early World Cup exit
MATCH FACTS
FRANCE (4-2-3-1): Lloris 5; Sagna 4,
Gallas 4, Abidal 3, Evra 4; Toulalan 5,
Diaby 4; Govou 3 (Valbuena 69min, 5),
Ribery 5, Malouda 6; Anelka 3
(Gignac 45, 5).
Booked: Toulalan, Abidal.
MEXICO (4-3-3): Perez 6; Osorio 6,
Moreno 6, Rodriguez 7, Salcido 7;
Juarez 6 (Hernandez 55, 7), Marquez 8,
Torrado 7; Dos Santos 7, Franco 6
(Blanco 62, 7), Vela 5 (Barrera 31, 6).
Booked: Franco, Juarez, Moreno,
Rodriguez.
Man of the match: Rafael Marquez.
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (S Arabia).
Mexico might have opened the scoring inside eight minutes as Carlos Vela sprinted clear of Arsenal teammate William Gallas only to blast over. Guillermo Franco and Giovani dos Santos also struck efforts off target and Carlos Salcido forced Lloris into a sharp save.
The European giants enjoyed plenty of possession but did little with it. They continue to resemble a collection of individuals rather than a team, rarely combining in the final third.
Indeed, it took them 45 minutes to conjure a shot on target and even then, Nicolas Anelka’s weak effort did not trouble Oscar Perez.
Anelka was hauled off for Andre-Pierre Gignac at the break, yet it was Mexico’s substitutes who proved decisive.
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Doubling up: Cuauhtemoc Blanco beats Lloris from twelve yards
After Hernandez’s goal, Pablo Barrera, who had replaced the injured Vela, was felled by the clumsy Eric Abidal. Blanco easily beat Lloris from the spot.
Javier Aguirre was generous enough to describe the game as ‘very tight’, the Mexico coach adding: ‘We were stronger than France in the second half
WORLD CUP 2010: Greece 2 Nigeria 1: Vassilis Torosidis' second-half strike condemns 10-man Nigeria to defeat
Whatever happens for the rest of this slowly improving World Cup, little will match for
absurdity yesterday’s sight of Nigeria
If Nigeria exit after the group stage, it will be hard to decide who to blame. Enyeama for the dreadful error that let Greece
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Greek god: Vassilis Torosidis scores in the second half to give Greece the win
How peculiar, though, that FIFA’s online audience should vote Enyeama the star only moments after he had essentially handed over the chance to progress.
The Hapoel Tel Aviv keeper made some good saves in this terrific game in
Bloemfontein, including a dive left to stop a Georgios Samaras header and a plunge
right to deny Theofanis Gekas — both made when it was 1-1.
But in spooning a low drive from Alexandros Tziolis into the path of Vasileios Torosidis with 19 minutes left, he took his side to the brink of elimination.
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Seeing red: Sani Kaita covers his face after being sent off
With the usual discussion of the adidas ball later, Enyeama saw his chance.
‘If you watch the TV replays you will see it swerving,’ he said. ‘But there is nothing we can do about it. It is the ball that we have got, the ball that FIFA gave us. The man-of-the-match award means nothing now.’
After an early 40-yard Kalu Uche free-kick made a fool of Greek goalkeeper Alexandros
Tzorvas, Nigeria looked set to send Greece home.
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Perfect start: Kalu Uche opens the scoring for Nigeria in the first half
MATCH FACTS
Greece (4-3-3): Tzorvas 5; Vyntra 6, Papastathopoulos 6 (Samaras 37min, 6), Papadopoulos 7, Kyrgiakos 6; Tziolis 6, Katsouranis 8, Torosidis 7; Salpingidis 7, Gekas 6 (Ninis 79), Karagounis 6.
Booked: Papastathopoulos, Tziolis, Samaras.
Nigeria (4-4-2): Enyeama 6; Odiah 6, Yobo 6, Shittu 7, Taiwo 6 (Echiejile 55, 6);
Kaita 4, Haruna 5, Etuhu 7, Uche 7; Odemwingie 6 (Ogbuke Obasi 45, 6), Yakubu 6.
Booked: Ogbuke Obasi. Sent off: Kaita.
Man of the match: Konstantinos Katsouranis.
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia).
But when Kaita recklessly kicked at Torosidis, the game changed. The Greek defender, later to score the winning goal, had made a meal of things but that did not excuse Kaita’s red card.
With an extra man, Greece came to life, as Dimitrios Salpingidis scored their first World Cup goal when his shot struck Nigeria’s Lukman Haruna and flew into the net.
Both teams then looked for a win that would give them an advantage ahead of the final group games.
Nigeria wasted their big chance when substitute Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi missed an open goal — and then Enyeama made his contribution.
Man of the match? For whom
WORLD CUP 2010: There's plenty of brotherly love in South Africa! Sportsmail takes a look at how the tournament has become a family affair
Is South Africa 2010 the most nepotistic in World Cup history? The evidence would suggest so.
It's not a new phenomenon. We’re well versed in the history of the De Boers, the Van der Kerkhofs, the Muhrens and the Koemans. Not to mention the Charltons and the, erm, Nevilles.
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Three's a crowd: Joy for the Wilson family as the three brothers - Wilson, Jhony and Jerry - made World Cup history in South Africa
The family connection dates back to the very first World Cup match in Montevideo in 1930, when brothers Manuel and Felipe Rosas were part of the Mexico side beaten 4-1 by France.
But the difference here is there are ten other sets of relatives at this tournament in South Africa...
Kolo and Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
Regular team-mates on the international stage, Kolo and Yaya could well be turning out for the same club team, soon.
Yaya really came to the fore last year as the holding midfielder for Barcelona as the Catalans went on a cup-winning tour of Spain and Europe. Kolo swapped the beautiful game at Arsenal
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This is big bro: Kolo and Yaya in action with Ivory Coast and could be lining up alongside each other with Manchester City next season
And, if the reports are to be believed Roberto Mancini will be doubling his quota of Toure’s at Manchester City
Kevin-Prince and Jerome Boateng (Ghana and Germany)
FA Cup runner up with Portsmouth, Kevin-Prince made a name for himself in the final by ruling out Germany captain Michael Ballack with a bone-crunching tackle.
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Family feud: Kevin-Prince and his brother Jerome may well come face-to-face in the Ghana v Germany clash
Kevin-Prince and Manchester City-bound Jerome could go head-to-head when Ghana (KP's team) meet his half brother's Germany (Jerome's) next Wednesday. Got that?
Wilson, Jhony and Jerry Palacios (Honduras)
Now here’s a first - a trio of brothers at the World Cup finals. And one very proud mother. Initially it was only Wilson and Jhony who made it into the squad.
But Jerry was called up at the last minute after midfielder Julio Cesar de Leon, who has 77 caps, had to pull out with a thigh injury.
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Three's a crowd: Joy for the Wilson family as a triumvirate of brothers made World Cup history in South Africa
Striker Jerry, 28, is with Chinese club Hangzhou Greentown, Wilson, 25, anchors the midfield for Tottenham
Bob and Michael Bradley (USA)
Bradley junior plies his trade in Germany with Borussia Monchengladbach. A talented midfielder, his talents were recognised at an early age…by his dad, Bob.
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That's my boy: USA coach Bob Bradley oversees son Michael in training
Michael became the youngest-ever player to be sold by MLS when he joined Dutch outfit Heerenveen in January 2006. And he made his World Cup bow during the 1-1 draw with England.
Vladimir and Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia)
Manchester City
All three rather unimaginatively have the same name, with the older pair turning out for Czechoslovakia in their playing days.
Edgar and Diego Barreto (Paraguay)
Edgar (midfielder) and his brother Diego (goalkeeper) are likely to enjoy very different experiences in South Africa.
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Brother beyond: Paraguay's Diego Barreto (left) and his sibling Edgar
Edgar, 25, is currently with Atalanta in Italy and will feature regularly for his country, but don't expect to see much of Diego. The 28-year-old Cerro Porteno stopper is third choice to line up as Paraguay goalkeeper.
Bert van Marwijk and Mark van Bommel (Holland)
Van Bommel, the Bayern Munich captain, can point to his fantastic club record this season as the factor for him earning a place in South Africa.
Certainly not the fact that his his marriage to Andra van Marwijk has made national manager Bert his father-in-law . Oh, no.
Diego Maradona and Sergio Aguero (Argentina)
Maradona failed to show any loyalty to Sergio Aguero - father of his grandson - when Argentina played Nigeria in their Group B opener.
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I know how it's done: Maradona hands his Aguero some last minute advice - maybe on how to bring up his grandson
Aguero was in red-hot form with Atletico Madrid last season, bagging 20 goals and a further 11 assists. But fell foul of his international boss’s erratic selection process and warmed the bench during his country’s opening game.
Samir and Jasmin Handanovic (Slovenia)
Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanovic is ahead of fellow stopper and cousin Jasmin in the pecking order. Which probably causes real headaches at family gatherings.
Arguments over who gets more chips or the last can of pop will forever be decided by Samir’s seniority, causing Jasmin to sulk. Or at least that’s how we imagine it.
Rigobert and Alex Song (Cameroon)
While the reports as to how old Rigobert actually is have failed to nail down a concrete answer, there’s no doubt the senior Song has a wealth of talent at this competition.
The former West Ham
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On Song: Cousins Rigobert and Alex are on duty for Cameroon in South Africa
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