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‘Some players slept with women before Nigeria-Denmark game’ – West makes 1998 World Cup confession

Former Nigeria defender Taribo West revealed that some of his teammates snuck women into the team's base before their 1998 World Cup Round of 16 game against Denmark.

The Super Eagles enjoyed a fairytale run to the second round of the competition in France, after topping Group D with six points from three games, ahead of Paraguay, Spain and Bulgaria.

They were paired against Group C runners-up Denmark in the Round of 16 where they were eventually knocked out after a 4-1 defeat at Stade de France.