The disbanded Super Eagles that failed to reach the knockout stage of the 2010 World Cup have been listed to play South Korea in a friendly game scheduled to hold on August 11.


The Nigeria Football Federation said it would commit itself to rebuilding the team with new players as it instructed coach Augustine Eguavoen to take charge while coach Lars Lagerback was on leave.


Eguavoen however said he would consider some of the players in the disbanded squad as he prepares for the friendly game.


He said, “Lagerback is still the boss and whatever decision we take now is a collective one,” Eguavoen told our correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday.


”I‘m aware of the government‘s decision on the team but the situation is about understanding our position. The list includes some of the players that featured at the World Cup but I still have to present this to the NFF and explain why it is so.


”We have a short time to the Nations Cup qualifier against Madagascar in September and this is the only opportunity we have to see how we can rebuild the team.”


Reacting to the development, Director- General, National Sports Commission Patrick Ekeji said he was not aware of the plan to bring back the players. He told our correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday that the government‘s decision to disband the team was final.


He said, ”There is no reason to bring the same players back to the team. We expect the NFF to come up with the plans to present a new team for the country and I don‘t think this is difficult.


”The decision to disband the Eagles was taken in South Africa and everyone agreed to it.”


Meanwhile, South Korea have insisted that the friendly game must feature at least 50 per cent of the World Cup squad.


”This is the acceptable practise around the world because their request is borne out of the need to make the match a commercially viable project,” mtnfootball.com quoted a South Korea Football Association official as saying on Tuesday.