Interim coach of the Super Eagles, Salisu Yusuf, has said that at least, three players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), could make it into the first team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
The qualifying series for Russia 2018 kicks off in October.
“I believe that at least two, three players from the Nigeria league will be in the first team (of the Super Eagles) because they are good enough and only have to remain consistent,” Yusuf said.
The former Enyimba and Kano Pillars boss, also explained why he picked only goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa from the domestic league, for last month’s friendly matches against Mali and Luxembourg.
“There were several reasons for only picking Ezenwa for those games. First, I wanted to have a look at some of the foreign pros who were out of the national set-up as I already have a good idea of the players at home,” he added.
“There was also a plan to get the league players to play an international friendly about the same time too before the arrangement fell through.
“Also, because of the financial situation it was important to save costs for those games.”
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