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  Nigeria and on loan Liverpool winger Victor Moses has continued to make progress at Liverpool and has shown glimpses of his potential after his deadline day switch to Merseyside. Moses, who scored in Nigeria's 2-0 win over Ethiopia that qualified Nigeria for her fifth World Cup appearance has been used in a variety of roles by manager Brendan Rodgers and the player himself has explained his thoughts on such. The 22 year old is a direct playing attacker who loves to take on his opponent with his pace and technique and has been a constant threat to defenders in the Premier League. Moses was quoted on Liverpool's official website (www.liverpoolfc.com) as saying "It's natural to control and move off quickly. If there's space I will move towards goal. Every player is different, but I always want to attack and put defenders on the back foot. "It's all instinctive when the ball comes to me," Moses told the latest edition of

Osaze: World Cup still in my plans

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The former West Brom striker, who has 55 caps for Nigeria was last involved with the national team about a year ago and has since been overlooked by coach Stephen Keshi. Odemwingie, who made a deadline day move from West Brom to Cardiff City in the summer, wants to join the likes of Gary Medel and Kim Bo-Kyung, whose countries, Chile and South Korea respectively, have both qualified to appear in Brazil. "I was in the Nigeria squad for the last World Cup finals in South Africa and I would love the chance to go again," Odemwengie told Welsh portal, WalesOnline. Odemwingie believes if he has a massive season for Cardiff City, then he is in with a shout to be recalled by Nigeria to fight for a shirt in the team. "Why not? Certainly, I believe I have a chance and when it comes I would be delighted," he said after Cardiff drew 2-2 with Manchester United last weekend. "I haven't been selected lately because the coach is making changes to