Former Nigeria international defender Celestine Babayaro says there shouldn’t be a debate on who should be the first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria in the absence of Stanley Nwabali.
Nwabali has been inactive since mutually terminating his contract with South Africa side Chippa United after the AFCON in January.
Head coach Eric Chelle handed a recall to Maduka Okoye alongside the duo of Francis Uzoho and Adebayo Adeleye for the recently concluded four team tournament in Turkey.
All three goalkeepers played in the tournament, with Okoye in goal in the 2-1 win over Iran while Uzoho was substituted for Adeleye after picking up a knock in the 2-2 draw against Jordan.
Chelle’s decision kept the debate about who should be the first choice, but Babayaro says it shouldn’t be that way with Okoye who has kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Serie A available.
” This shouldn’t be a debate if you ask me because you have a goalkeeper in a top European League who is available. He was not around due to previous issues but now that he is back give him his due. It’s very simple”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
