Steven Pienaar has also returned after South Africa's early exit from the
tournament but will be out for three weeks with an ankle injury that may or
may not have been sustained after Carlos Alberto Parriera re-enacted the 'wedge and mallet' scene from Misery on him in retaliation for Everton's
cheeky attempt at rule bending!
Anyway, Nigeria went out after goals from Michael Essien and Junior Agogo
(anyone else thinking Bat-Fink there?) cancelled out Yakubu's opener and
sent the hosts through to the semi-final.
But I'd be surprised if David Moyes changed the team that was unlucky to
only draw at Blackburn at the weekend.
No, balls to that, the team that was robbed of three points at Blackburn at
the weekend!