The commitment of the players of the senior national team of Nigeria has been called into question by the former vice captain of the team Ogenyi Onazi, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will resume their quest to be at the 2026 World Cup in March when they take on Rwanda, hoping to pick their first win of the series after four games. They are presently 5th in their 6 team group, trailing the leaders Rwanda with four points.
Onazi who was a part of the team to the 2014 and 2018 world cup says the attitude of some of the players, when they play for Nigeria need to be questioned as it is largely why they are struggling in the qualifiers.
” The players in the team don’t seem to understand the pride that comes with playing for your country. Some of them even skip games. I also think they didn’t have that senior player who they feel is bigger than them. Everyone sees himself as a big player and teams that are like that don’t make progress”, he said on the sidelines of the novelty game organized for the chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Shehu Dikko.
” I also think the coaches have to find a way of picking players who will give their all when they wear the Super Eagles shirt not just pick any player because he is doing well for his club. We have very good players in the team but sometimes you wonder if they are really willing to fight for the team”, he stated.
