Former Super Eagles head coach, Austin Eguavoen, has criticized current handleer, Gernot Rohr, for naming only two players from the Nigeria Professional Football League in his latest squad for friendly matches against Poland and Serbia.
Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Gabriel Okechukwu were included in the 28-man list , with Stephen Eze, who joined Bulgaria’s Lokomotiv Plovdiv from Kano Pillars earlier this year, also named.
“I saw the list and it’s a good one,” Eguavoen told Complete Sports.
“but I think there should be more players from the league in his squad.”
Rohr also largely ignored the African Nations Championship squad that reached the final in Morocco last month.
“Eze was a standout player from the African Nations Championship, so he deserved his place,” Eguavoen added.
“Gabriel Okechukwu is a good striker and he possesses a certain unpredictability when playing which could be an asset.
“[He’s] relatively unknown, and could spring surprises.”
Nigeria face Poland at the Stadion Miejski on March 23, before playing Serbia at Barnet’s Hive Stadium in London four days later.
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