The argument over the non Inclusion of players from the Nigeria Professional Football League in the Super Eagles squad for the World Cup qualifiers playoff against Ghana has been explained by the coach of the Nigerian team.
Coach Austine Eguavoen released a list of 32 players for the game with seven placed on standby for the game which will take place in Cape Coast and Abuja on the 25th and 29th of March respectively.
Eguavoen said he has players from the league in mind after visiting some league venues and went ahead to name the players, revealing that he has them in his plans.
He said about seven of them are very much in his head and he will in the future consider them for call up but for now because of the crucial nature of the games against Ghana. He is in no position to take risk.
“I have my own plan. We have our own plans. Like you know I have visited league venues and they are couple of names I have in mind. I watched Kwara United, there’s one boy Azeez who is a very good midfield player, Tope from Rangers, Ishaq from Rivers, I think he followed us to South Africa for the Guateng Under 17, I have been following him”, he stated.
“There is Uche from Rivers as well , Olorunleke Ojo. Infact I have their names here. These are all names I have penned down about seven of them. So this is why I told you I don’t have to tell you what my plans are. I have them close to my chest”, he concluded.
