The return of Maduka Okoye for Udinese has sparked debates on Stanley Nwabali continuing as the first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Okoye made his return from a three months suspension owing to a betting scandal that happened last season in their game against Lazio. He was immediately reinstated as the number one goalkeeper.
He showed no rustiness with three one on one saves fouling any attempts by Cremonese to take the lead or snatch a win with the game ending in a 1-1 draw.
His return coincides with when Nwabali is having a difficult time in goal for the Super Eagles with his error leading to a goal in the 2-1 win over Lesotho, aside many blunders which went unpunished.
As expected it has led to calls for Okoye to return as first choice of the team ahead of Nwabali when the team regroup next month for the world cup qualifiers playoff, where they will play Gabon with the expectation of playing one of either Congo Dr or Cameroon who will play in the other semi final.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
