Agu: Why Super Eagles Selected Alampasu And Yakubu

By Daily sports on September 29, 2020

Nigeria national team goalkeeper coach Alloy Agu has defended the call-ups of Ventspils’ Dele Alampasu and SKF Sered‘s Mathew Yakubu for the Super Eagles.

The goalies were handed invitations to the national team for the upcoming friendlies against African champions Algeria, as well as Tunisia.

Sparta Rotterdam’s Maduka Okoye is also included in the list while regulars, South Africa-based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, Enyimba’s Ikechukwu Ezenwa and APOEL Nicosia’s Francis Uzoho were not selected for various reasons.

Ezenwa has been inactive since the outbreak of coronavirus which forced the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) into a hiatus.

Akpeyi is still recuperating from an injury which ruled him out for Kaizer Chiefs toward the end of the 2019-20 season.

Uzoho only recently recovered from a cruciate ligament injury and he is yet to feature for APOEL Nicosia since joining the side in July.  

Agu explains the invited goalkeepers for the friendlies, that they have been playing consistently for their respective clubs.

“In Europe, there have been competitions and games going on, while the NPFL is yet to commence due to the coronavirus," Agu told Punch.

“Same with the Premier Soccer League in South Africa where Daniel Akpeyi plays, the league has just ended.

“Uzoho as well is just returning to full fitness after a long injury lay off and we are watching him. He still needs some time to get back into shape and we are watching him. Definitely, he is still part of the team.

“Alampasu and Yakubu have been active for their respective teams and that earned them places in the team.”

Nigeria have lined up the friendlies as part of their preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sierra Leone in November.

The Super Eagles lead Group L with six points following victories over the Republic of Benin and Lesotho in November 2019.

The three-time African champions finished third in the last edition of the continental showpiece in Egypt, behind champions Algeria and Senegal. (Goal)

•PHOTO: Dele Alampasu 

 

Source Daily sports

Posted September 29, 2020


 

You may also like...
Castellanos: These awards help women's football

Arsenal suspend Under-23 coaches over alleged bullying of...

Federer Sets Up Tsonga Clash in Halle

Valverde Expects Big Things from Messi against Manchester...

Kane fires Tottenham past Everton

Nigeria Tennis Federation Unveils 2021 Programmes

 

Latest News Nigeria beat Cameroon to reach IHF final 27 schools for Doregos Basketball Championship Super Falcons to play France’s Les Bleues in friendly SWAN suspends ban on coverage of Anambra FA activities Joshua among boxing’s top three earners in 2024 Oshoala makes history with Bay FC Nnamani hails team over IHF bright start Flamingos lift U-17 W’Cup Fair Play Trophy Rangers Intl, SWAN partner on sports collaboration in SE LAGOS SWAN CELEBRATES AIG ZONE 2 ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND 30 DAYS IN OFFICE Traders Cup: Upholstery Soccer Team Secured 2nd Win To Advance To Round Two Lagos SWAN Celebrates Oba Akiolu, Iyaloja General, AIG Fayoade

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,141 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,269 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,350 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (43,991 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (43,931 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (43,879 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,718 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,288 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,332 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,035 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,489 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (38,916 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media