Out-of-favour Super Eagles goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, has been handed a recall to the team as Manager Gernot Rohr named 23 players for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Lesotho.
Akpeyi, who was Eagles’ first choice goalie at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt, was frozen out of the team largely due to unimpressive showing at the tournament but after a blistering run for his South African side Kaiser Chiefs, and injury to Francis Uzoho the former Warri Wolves shot stopper, has now forced his way back to the squad. Read more