Rohr Hints Odey Will Not Be Called Up For South Africa Game But CHAN Team
Published: April 10, 2017
Manager Gernot Rohr has strongly hinted that Nigerian Professional Football League hotshot Stephen Odey will not be called up to the Super Eagles squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June.
Rohr, who ran the rule over Odey on Sunday at the Agege Township Stadium, says he has several exciting young talents in his squad at the moment - the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi - and the MFM whizkid has to start from the Super Eagles Team B, otherwise known as the CHAN team.
''You know it's not easy to change a winning team. We work with young good players, who brought us to the top of our group. To come into this team, you must be very high-level,'' Rohr told allnigeriasoccer.com.
''But I have seen some players who can come in, they have to work so much. It's not easy to work on old generation synthetic ground, they did well.
''First step is to come in the CHAN team, the local Super Eagles team, My assistants Salisu and Imama know all the players. We always want to have the best team of Super Eagles.''
The German tactician reiterated : ''To come in this team, the players must be very strong, the door is open and I'm waiting for the next selection of CHAN team then I will have a look.
''When the local team played in Spain I took two of them.''
Stephen Odey has taken the Nigeria Professional Football League by storm this term, and his strike against El-Kanemi Warriors was his 14th league goal.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Rohr, who ran the rule over Odey on Sunday at the Agege Township Stadium, says he has several exciting young talents in his squad at the moment - the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi - and the MFM whizkid has to start from the Super Eagles Team B, otherwise known as the CHAN team.
''You know it's not easy to change a winning team. We work with young good players, who brought us to the top of our group. To come into this team, you must be very high-level,'' Rohr told allnigeriasoccer.com.
''But I have seen some players who can come in, they have to work so much. It's not easy to work on old generation synthetic ground, they did well.
''First step is to come in the CHAN team, the local Super Eagles team, My assistants Salisu and Imama know all the players. We always want to have the best team of Super Eagles.''
The German tactician reiterated : ''To come in this team, the players must be very strong, the door is open and I'm waiting for the next selection of CHAN team then I will have a look.
''When the local team played in Spain I took two of them.''
Stephen Odey has taken the Nigeria Professional Football League by storm this term, and his strike against El-Kanemi Warriors was his 14th league goal.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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