The coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has reacted to the recent clamour for the inclusion of players based in Nigeria in his team.
Rohr has been heavily criticized by the media for not picking players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in his team for competitive games.
Reacting to the criticism, the coach said why he is not against calling up players from the local scene, it’s clear to see that some agents use it as a means to transfer players abroad.
He said he is committed to picking only the best players but most times they are off to Europe few months after being called up to the team.
“ I usually pick the best ones but when I pick the best one . Two months later the agent sell them to Europe, so you know there’s a big commercial interest for some people to bring the local players into the Super Eagles then it easy to sell but we are not here for that but we are not here for that.
“ We are here to put the best players together and make a great team for Nigeria”, he concluded.
