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Vol. 5 Num 938 Thu. January 18, 2007  
   
Sports


Vogts ready for the challenge


Berti Vogts has said his troubled tenure as Scotland coach will help him be a success in his new job as manager of the Nigerian national side.

The 60-year-old Vogts said that his time in Scotland would prove invaluable to his work with the Super Eagles.

"It's impossible to learn all of Nigeria's 38 different languages and dialects and anyway all the players speak English," said Vogts whose powers of communication in his second language were a constant source of ridicule in Scotland.

"On top of that, anyone who has survived in Scotland can survive in Nigeria."