The decision of head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle to leave out the duo of Raphael Onyedika and Frank Onyeka from his team for the AFCON qualifiers sparked a lot of debates.
They have been ever present since the coach took over, but ahead of this weekend’s game against Tanzania on the 13th and the subsequent reverse tie on the 17th they were left out.
Their spot was handed to the duo of Alhassan Yusuf and Tochukwu Nnadi, who were pivotal to the Unity Cup triumph in the summer, defeating Zimbabwe in the semi final of the four team tournament before dismantling Jamaica 3-0 in the final.
Chelle feels the duo who are pushing to be regular in his team will be at their best against Tanzania. A game that requires fighters unlike the more established duo of Raphael Onyedika and Frank Onyeka.
Samson Tijanni who was the third man in midfield during the tournament was also included by the coach for the same reason, despite the fact that he isn’t a regular for his team Podbrezova in Slovenia.
