Babayaro has had to pack his bags early
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Three players have been kicked out of Nigeria's African Cup of Nations squad after alleged indiscipline.
The trio said to be involved are Chelsea's Celestine Babayaro, Portsmouth striker Yakubu Ayegbeni and Schalke 04 star Victor Agali.
They were told to leave the team's base in Monastir, according to Nigeria Football Association general secretary Taiwo Obunjobi.
Nigeria's next Group D game is against South Africa on Saturday.
"They broke camp rules. They were supposed to be in bed, along with the other team players, last night but they were not," said Obunjobi.
"They only returned to the hotel early this morning.
"We have informed the team through the captain, Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha, and have received the approval of the sports minister and it was decided that discipline must be maintained and the players involved leave the camp immediately."
Two years ago, another high-profile African player, Bayern Munich defender Sammy Kuffour of Ghana, was dismissed from the competition for disciplinary reasons.
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