Former Green Eagles player, Adegoke Adelabu says the Super Eagles don’t need the services of foreign-based professionals for tomorrow’s 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Pirates of Seychelles.
The Super Eagles have already booked a ticket to Egypt 2019 AFCON, making tomorrow’s clash against Seychelles at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba a formality.
Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, Adelabu, who played club football with the crowd-pulling IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan in the 1980s, stated that coach Gernot Rohr should have relied solely on home-based players for the match against the Pirates.
“Nigeria has already qualified for the Nations Cup, and I don’t see any reason why the coach should gather professional players for this match against Seychelles. I thought Rohr would use this match to test the ability of our home-based players. Besides, it could have saved the country from unnecessary waste of money because it costs huge amount of money to buy tickets for the overseas-based players to come down to Nigeria. Read more
