The Nigeria Football Federation says head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen, will be made to defend his decision to place ex Super Eagles vice captain Ogenyi Onazi on the standby list for the team ahead of the game against Ghana.

Onazi was named by the coach on a standby list of seven players in the sqaud for the World Cup playoff games against Ghana in Cape Coast and Abuja respectively. His inclusion as expected generated lots of debates.

The former Lazio man plays in the second division in Saudi Arabia for Al-Adalah. A club he joined in January after thrice failing to relaunch his career in Europe with unsuccessful spells in Lithuania, Turkey and Denmark.

Reacting to his call up, a chieftain of the NFF says Eguavoen will be made to explain his choice as normal but the football house will beyond his explanation also investigate some allegations given as reasons behind the call up.

” As usual the NFF didn’t interfere in the list as a body hence we can ask questions about one or two players. The media too can do same. We are particularly concerned about the case of Onazi and we will demand an explanation and look into some allegations on the call up. It’s just normal for us”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

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The head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen yesterday released the list of players who will represent Nigeria in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers playoff against Ghana.

Nigeria will engage Ghana in a two legged game to determine which team qualifies for the world cup in Qatar with the first leg billed to take place in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast on the 24th of March. The return leg will be on the 27th in Abuja.

OwnGoalNigeria.com takes a look at the two major talking points from the list.

Etebo over Bonke: Oghenekaro Etebo marked his return to fitness by playing 45 minutes for the U23s of Watford. He last kicked a ball in a competitive game on the 15th of September. Still some way off full fitness, it makes little or no sense to include him in the list even though the team looks light in numbers in that area.

A credible option would have been Innocent Bonke of French Ligue 1 side Lorient. The destroyer like he is nicknamed in France has been ever present since his move to the team in the January transfer window. Even yesterday he was on for the entire duration of their 1-4 loss to Lyon. His omission from the list which has a player who isn’t match fit is a mockery of players getting rewarded with national call up base on club form.

Onazi Over NPFL Players – The return of 29 year old Ogenyi Onazi to the team even though he is on standby is up there among some of the worst call up ever made by a Super Eagles coach. Maybe the worst in recent years. He recently signed for second division Al-Adalah Football Club of Saudi Arabia.

A player from the Nigeria Professional Football League would have been the better and sensible option.

The coach of English Premier League side Watford has confirmed that Nigeria international defender William Troost Ekong won’t be a part of the sqaud for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers game against Ghana.

Ekong was included in the list released by coach Austine Eguavoen earlier today but speaking today ahead of their game against Arsenal on Sunday, coach of Watford Roy Hodgson confirmed that Ekong and Senegal forward Ismaila Saar have suffered serious injury which will keep them out for the foreseeable future.

“It’s a muscle strain, the same with Troost-Ekong,” said Hodgson, 74, of Sarr. “It’s going to keep them both out of the equation for the foreseeable future, but I don’t know how long exactly.

“It’s not a minor thing, it’s not a knock, both have muscle strains, and that can take anything from a week to four weeks to recover from.”

The statement means Alanyaspor defender Chidozie Awaziem who was place on standby will now be elevated into the main team ahead of the games against Ghana.

Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen has released the list of players who will represent Nigeria later this month when they take on Ghana in a two legged World Cup qualifiers playoff later this month.

Eguavoen placed seven players on standby which includes five players from the squad that went to the Africa Cup of Nations in Chidozie Awaziem, Taiwo Awoniyi, Peter Olayinka, Chidera Ejuke and Jamilu Collins.

The other two on standby are Ogenyi Onazi and Paul Onuachu, while six players led by Victor Osimhen were handled a recall. Odion Ighalo, Emmanuel Dennis, Leon Balogun, Oghenekaro Etebo and Calvin Bassey complete the list.

Two new players were called up for the first team in Ademola Lookman who recently had his switch of nationality from England approved. FC Copenhagen of Denmark new signing Akinkumi Amoo is the other new player in the squad.

FULL SQUAD:

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Defenders: Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal)

Midfielders: Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); Akinkunmi Amoo (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Odion Jude Ighalo (Al-Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England); Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England)

Standby: Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin, Germany); Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk, Belgium); Peter Olayinka (SK Slavia Praha, Czech Republic); Ogenyi Onazi (Al-Adalah FC, Saudi Arabia)

The father of Crystal Palace midfield sensation Michael Olise wants his son to pick Nigeria over Algeria as both teams intensify push to get the 20 year old ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Olise was called up to the senior national team of Nigeria by former coach Gernot Rohr, but he didn’t honour the call up and later reports surfaced that he is keen on representing Algeria and not Nigeria.

With his international future still in the air, Olise who is still eligible for France where he was a youth international and also England where he was given birth to has been told by his Nigerian father to pick Nigeria.

Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively report that it was Olise’s father Vincent who was behind the call up to the Nigerian team, as he assured Rohr that his son will play for Nigeria but it wasn’t to be as his agent pull the plug on the move insisting he leaves his options open for now.

Vincent is still keen on his son picking Nigeria but the boy’s mother who hails from Algeria and his girlfriend all want him to represent Algeria while his agent is more at home with his client playing for either France or England.

Coach of Spanish second division side Fuenlabrada has praised Nigeria international striker Sadiq Umar following his man of the match performance which helped Almeria to a 3-1 win.

Sergio Pellicer watched on as his team fail to keep the Nigerian at bay with the 25 year old scoring and also bagging an assist in the course of the heavy win which keeps Almeria’s promotion hopes alive.

Sadiq has now scored five goals in four consecutive games taking his tally for the season to 13 goals in 24 games aside nine assists as well. He is well on course to better his last season record of 20 goals in 38 games.

Speaking on the forward, Pellicer said it’s clear that the forward has outgrown the level of the Spanish second division suggesting to Almeria to cash in on the forward now.

“Sadiq has shown for two straight seasons what he can do. I guess he deserve a top division team and Almeria will do well to get the best deal. They are also on course for promotion”, the coach was overheard telling a member of the Almeria coaching staff.

La Liga side Valencia are reportedly the front runners for his signing but they face stiff competition from fellow top division side Real Betis. Almeria want around €30 million as transfer fee.

The shock transfer of Samuel Kalu to Watford from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux has been hailed by the club as one of their smartest piece of business in a long while.

Kalu has struggled to match expectations since his big money move from Belgium side Gent three seasons ago with the club twice failing in their bid to move him on during previous transfer windows.

Deemed surplus to requirements and with his contract set to run out in two years time, the club were faced with the possibility of losing the 24 year old on a free transfer as they had no offer from any team willing to buy the winger.

Watford came in with a bid that the club wasted no time in accepting due to what a source as the club said is down to not knowing what to do with the Nigerian, who was bought with a huge amount and was expected to generate more when sold.

They however ended up selling him for £3m in a deal that has several add ons which will likely see the fee rise to £4m. So far Kalu is yet to made his competitive debut for the struggling English Premier League side due to an ankle injury.