Per the terms of the new deal signed by the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr, the coach has been mandated to win the next Africa Cup of Nations or lose his job.
To that extent he has also vowed to be ruthless in players selection by stepping up his rule that only players who play in competitive leagues regularly will be called up to the team..
Presently the duo of Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi are outside that bracket as they are based in Saudi Arabia and Turkey respectively.
owngoalnigeria.com gathered that Rohr has already spoken with Musa on the need to return to Europe and that inform part of why he is presently seeking for an exit from Saudi Arabia when the transfer window opens.
Following the emergence of Chidera Ejuke and the return to full fitness of Joel Noah Sarenren Bazee the coach who is also a big fan of Emmanuel Dennis Bonaventure believe the aforementioned players are good enough to take the spot of the captain if he stays in Saudi Arabia, where the football level isn’t competitive enough.
In the same vein , Kingsley Ehizibue appears to have pushed Shehu Abdullahi into his preferred defensive midfield position instead of right back but in that role he has the likes of Wilfred Ndidi and others to contest with.
His case is not been helped by the fact that he is playing in the second division in Turkey following the relegation of Bursaspor.
Daniel Martins
