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Jay-Jay returnsNigeria captain Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha was named on Thursday in the squad for their African zone World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe next month in Abuja.
The Bolton Wanderers midfielder missed the Group Four qualifier against Algeria earlier this month due to injury.
Coach Austin Eguavoen called up 27 others for the October 8 game. Nigeria must win and hope leaders Angola fail to beat Rwanda to clinch the group's sole ticket for next year's finals.
Angola and Nigeria both have 18 points but the southern Africans have a superior head-to-head record.
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