Germany's Bjorn Kopplin, centre, reacts after a goal against Nigeria during their U-20 World Cup Round of 16 soccer match at the Mubarak Stadium, in the city of Suez, eastern Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Germany's Bjorn Kopplin, centre, reacts after a goal against Nigeria during their U-20 World Cup Round of 16 soccer match at the Mubarak Stadium, in the city of Suez, eastern Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.

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  1. A man reads a newspaper at a vendor's stand in Obalende district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, December 2, 2009. Nigerian newspapers on Wednesday published a call from a group of public figures for President Umaru Yar'Adua to quit or prove he is fit enough to govern, deepening debate over the leadership of the oil producing nation.

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