By Kate Obodo
Following the statement made by the former Green Eagles winger Adokie Amiesimaka urging the Presidency and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to persuade former Super Eagles midfielder Austin Okocha to return to active football, ex-International and former Rangers coach Sylvanus Okpala says only the Super Eagles handler Shaibu Amodu can determine the return of the former Bolton Wanderers player to the team.
According to him, Okocha returning to active football is entirely Amodu’s decision. Adding that the chief coach decides who he wants in his team.
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“Only Amodu can decide Okocha’s return to the team. This is because the coach has the last say concerning that. He knows the players who can fit into his plans,” he said
Reacting to the Super Eagles’ performance in the last match against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, Okpala lauded the coach and team for recording a goalless draw despite the fact that it was not an attractive game. He said the result has brought hope that Nigeria may be in South Africa.
However, he urged the Super Eagles coach to focus more on African sides rather than European teams for friendly matches as it would go a long way to prepare the team.
@mbomachukwudindu THANK YOU FOR THAT.OKOCHA MADE HIS NAME IN AND AROUND THE WORLD SO WHY DO WE NEED HIM TEAM AGAIN.HAHAHAHA TO YOU ALL.THIS WHY WE DO NOT SUCCED YOU CANNOT LOOK FORWARD FOR BRIGHTER YOUNG TALENTS.WHICH ARE LIKE FLOCKS EVERYWHERE.OKOCHA MY BROTHER YOU HAVE TRIED AND WE LOVE YOU THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE .NOW TIME FOR REST
YOU ARE PRINCIPALITY MR/MRS mbomachukwudindu
THIS PERSON IS PRINCIPALITY mbomachukwudindu
If OKOCHA is fit and passes the training and selection process of the coach, why not ?
The camp should be an open arena for every one to fight for a shirt and try out their skill and fitness. if the coach who is the final arbiter decides that he is fit then he should be allowed to play. Selection should not be done in the pages of newspapers, but in the field, with other equally hungry players.
(them no dey tell blind man se war don start.)
As original Nigerian Make God Punish all the people wey dey gang up say make Okocha come back, una go dey crash with headache every evening
till una go die, not until una go change una bad mind.Una wan talk say all the players wey dey Nija League none good abi? fine wat abt the one wey dey play for abroad, etuhu, uche,Ayila, olafinjana, so many of them, dem no good,etuhu is the heart of Fulham check the last 12 games of Fulham including against Man u, n Liverpool
Na im Una go wake up say make im Com back abi?
Bayelsa United No get Midfielders? abi Eyimba no dey
Una no get sense atall, Una no dey watch other countries
See southAfrica, even America see the kind of Football wey dem dey Play.
they go beat you sef u go they Happy, even the pitch go Confirm say u play.
u don ever see coach wey go wake up talk say for that Kind Tunisia Match say na Draw im carry for mind, No be MUMU talk? as Mikel no dey gree pass ball give Uche im no they see am, since all my life na only for Nigeria i see say dem dey change Winning Team.
U NO wat make we kuku invite Peter Rufai to come keep becos Enyama no go abi? how u see am? yeye people
God go hear my prayer for this nigeria, one day Fire go from Heaven come burn down all these bad evil infested mind that we have in Nigeria
In Jesus Name I pray AMEN