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“He Is A Special Player” – Rohr Recalls Odion Ighalo To Super Eagles Squad
- Super eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has added Odion Ighalo to his 40-man provisional list for the next world cup qualifying matches
- Ighalo had quit national team football after helping Nigeria win bronze at AFCON 2019
Ekohotblog reports that Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has included Al Shabab striker, Odion Ighalo, in his 40-man provisional list for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde.
Ighalo quit the Super Eagles after helping the team pick bronze medal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation in Egypt where he finished as the top goal scorer with 5 goals.
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Rohr revealed he decided to recall Ighalo because of his leadership, although it is still left for the 32-year-old striker to accept the invitation.
During a Q & A chat with ElegbeteTV, Rohr revealed why he’s keen on bringing back the striker.
“Ighalo is a very important man, I hope he can come back. I put him on the 40-man provisional list for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, we are in touch. He’s doing really well at his club and he still has the ambition to help his country. We have so many good strikers like Awoniyi, Moffi, Onuachu and Osimhen, but we don’t have anyone like Ighalo.”
Odion Ighalo
“Ighalo is different. He’s a special player, he sees everything. Our team now misses maturity and experience and this is where he could help us, because we miss his leadership, his experience and the goals he scored. He was the top scorer in the last AFCON and the qualifiers. I think we have so many young players, but they could learn a lot from the side of such a good player.”
Super Eagles will face Liberia on November 13 before hosting Cape Verde three days later as they push to book a place in the final round of qualification for Qatar 2022 World Cup.
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