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South Africa ousted

Advancing Eagles call back 'naughty trio’

REUTERS, Sfax, Tunisia
Nigeria recalled three expelled players after reaching the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday while South Africa fell at the first hurdle for the first time after drawing 1-1 with Morocco.
Morocco, with captain Noureddine Naybet officially making his 100th appearance, finished top of group D with seven points, one more than Nigeria who also went through after beating their tiny neighbours Benin 2-1.
Two derbies were set up for the quarter-finals -- Nigeria against old rivals Cameroon, in a repeat of the 2000 final in Lagos which Cameroon won on penalties, and Morocco against dark horses Algeria.
South Africa finished third while debutants Benin were last with no points, but at least had the consolation of scoring their first goal in the
finals.
The real surprise came immediately after the game in Sfax when Nigeria coach Christian Chukwu announced that disgraced trio Celestine Babayaro, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Victor Agali had been reinstated.
The three had been sent home last Friday for breaking camp rules and, following Nigeria's 4-0 win over South Africa one day later, Chukwu had been adamant that the decision had boosted team morale.
But on Wednesday evening, he said: "The three players have
shown remorse about what they did. They have apologised and that's why we are forgiving them, because they are part of the team."
It was not immediately clear whether they will return, or even if they can, as FIFA rules require national teams to give two weeks notice to clubs when they want a player released.
Aiyegbeni played for his English premier league club Portsmouth
last weekend and had been reluctantly released in the first place by manager Harry Redknapp. Babayaro and Aali did not play for their respective clubs Chelsea and Schalke 04.
Nigeria played well in patches on Wednesday with captain Austin Okocha showing flashes of inspiration.
Midfielder Garba Lawal put the Super Eagles ahead with an opportunist goal in the 35th minute and John Utaka scored the second in the 76th after poor defending by Anicet Adjamossi, who tried to dribble his way out of his own penalty area.
Benin, who had threatened an equaliser early in the second half, scored when Moussa Latoundji popped up to volley the ball home following a throw-in from the right.
South Africa, needing a four-goal win in Sousse to go through at Morocco's expense, went ahead midway through the first half when striker Patrick Mayo profited from a spill by Morocco goalkeeper Khalid Fouhami.
Morocco, who had not previously conceded a goal, equalised within 10 minutes after South African defender Neil Winstanley brought down Jawad Zairi in the penalty area and Coventry City defender Youssef Safri scored from the spot.
"They were a physically tough side and we were concerned by them, but we had the right tactics to keep them at bay," said Morocco coach Badou Ezaki, who is rebuilding the team and has given his young side little chance of winning the title.
Deportivo Coruna defender Naybet became the first African player from outside Egypt to join the elite group of players with a century of international caps.
However the player himself said last week he did not accept the FIFA count and had already passed the milestone.
South Africa, who took part in the African Nations Cup for the first time in 1996, had made it past the first round in all four previous appearances.