▁through ▁dis qual ification . ▁Bab ang ida ▁scored ▁two ▁spect ac ular ▁goals ▁against ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁put ▁Niger ia ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Cam ero on , ▁where ▁they ▁drew ▁ 2 – 2 , ▁before ▁being ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁ 3 – 4 ▁on ▁pen alt ies . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁five ▁games , ▁starting ▁two . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁featured ▁in ▁Niger ia ' s ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Cup ▁final s , ▁scoring ▁two ▁important ▁first - half ▁goals ▁against ▁Gh ana ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification , ▁helping ▁Niger ia ▁se al ▁the ▁final ▁African ▁region ▁World ▁Cup ▁ber th . ▁Bab ang ida ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Nations ▁Cup , ▁but ▁was ▁dropped ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁alongside ▁several ▁other ▁experienced ▁players ▁like ▁Sunday ▁Ol ise h ▁and ▁Fin idi ▁George . ▁He ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁pre - N ations ▁Cup ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁Far o , ▁Portugal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁squad , ▁making ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations ▁his ▁last ▁major ▁international ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Club ▁Source : ▁ ▁International ▁Source : ▁ ▁International ▁goals ▁'' Sc ores ▁and ▁results ▁list ▁Niger ia ' s ▁goal