Former Nigeria international defender Celestine Babayaro didn’t list top striker Victor Osimhen in his list of players who have impressed so far for Nigeria at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will travel to Marrakech today for their quarter final game against Algeria as they bid to better their record of losing finalist at the last edition of the AFCON. Babayaro has picked five players who have so far impressed him.
Without making an reference to the bust up that Osimhen had with Ademola Lookman during the Super Eagles 4-0 win over Mozambique in the round of 16, Babayaro said it will be unfair to other players if Osimhen is picked ahead of them.
” Well as good as Osimhen has been in the tournament. You won’t say he is among our best five players so far. To me I don’t think he is and that’s not a reaction to the bust up with Ademola Lookman the other day”, Babayaro explained.
” If I am to pick the five best players so far. I will go for Lookman as the number one, Alex Iwobi as my number two, Jerome Akor the boy from Sevilla will third, Wilfred Ndidi is having his best tournament so he has to be there and finally Calvin Bassey is a trojan at the back”, he stated.
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