Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has revealed the reason behind his decision to leave Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye out of his team for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers games against Tanzania, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Okoye who has a habit of coming late to camp arrived on the day of the game against Madagascar during the last international window, leaving the coach with no option but to stick with Stanley Nwabali.
Nwabali kept his spot for the 0-3 defeat against Guinea-Bissau, and many expected Chelle to bring Okoye back after the game, but he was shockingly left out for Francis Uzoho who was left out of the team during the last break.
Explaining his decision, Chelle who already hinted at disciplinary actions against Okoye revealed that Okoye has not shown enough commitment lately to be a part of the team, and also questioned his relationship off the pitch with the rest of the team.
“The national team is not close to him or anyone. I made my choice and when I made my choice I made it around the pitch and outside it”, he said.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
