Players who are out of favour in the senior national team of Nigeria continue will push for a spot in the team under new coach Jose Peseiro using their form during the course of the season.
The senior national team of Nigeria won’t play any competitive game till next year meaning they will use the international window to play several friendly games. The friendly games will no doubt open the door for new players to be handed a chance.
One player who has been pushing for a return to the team is Jamilu Collins and he started the season on a high by winning the man of the match award in his first game for his new team Cardiff City. He lost his spot in the starting lineup to Zaidu Sanusi.
The emergence of Calvin Bassey who can also play at left full back further dimmed his chances of a return and now it appears his chances will not be up for discussion as he will be out for a year after picking up an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The 28-year-old left-back will have surgery in the next few weeks.
“We won’t see him again until next season. It is gutting for the lad, really gutting,” said Cardiff manager Steve Morison.
“We are all here for him. We are going to make the next year the best it can possibly be for him.
“It’s the worst-case scenario. The plan will be to get him back for pre-season next year. The one thing we do know when he comes back for pre-season, we will have one hell of a left-back.
“That is something everyone can look forward to next season.”
Morison has described Collins as the “best left-back” in the Championship having recruited him from Bundesliga 2 side Paderborn during the summer.
