1 day Ago By Rapheal
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle is reportedly combing Europe in search of more options in the defense ahead of their upcoming friendly games in May, reports owngoalnigeria.The coach started his reign with a win away to Rwanda before enduring a very painful heartbreak in the 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe in Uyo.Chill bemoans the lack of options in defense which made it impossible for him to make substitutions in defense, even when it was evident tat some players were tired.
In the game against Zimbabwe, he only had two defenders in Igho Ogbu and Jordan Torunarigha, with the former yet to be capped by Nigeria at any level and the latter just one cap to his name.The situation made the coach to instead bring in extra midfielder in Raphael Onyedika and when top striker, Victor Osimhen asked to be subbed off he replaced him with another striker, at a time when a defender would have been perfect to see the game off.His lack of faith in the options on the bench is why he’s looking for more credible alternatives, although he is aware that the duo of Zaidu Sanusi and Semi Ajayi will likely be available to add to his depth.
Leon Balogun is one of the players that have been mentioned a lot before and even after the games, and it appears Chelle is now open to the option of handing him a role in the team as early as the games in June against Ghana in a three-nation friendly tournament alongside Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as well. $(document).ready(function(){(adsbygoogle = window.
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