Former Nigeria international goalkeeper Emmanuel Babayaro says the decision of coach Gernot Rohr to retain Francis Uzoho as first choice of the Super Eagles is one that should be contested.
Uzoho has played less than ten games at club level since after the World Cup in Russia but he still kept his spot as first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria.
Now on loan to Cypriot side Anorthosis famagusta, he is yet to play up to six games since his loan move from Deportivo La Coruna after losing his first choice spot at Spanish second division side Elche, where he spent the first half of the season on loan.
Babayaro said, the fact that Uzoho hasn’t played as many as 20 games, 18 months after his debut in the Laliga for Deportivo La Coruna shows that coaches don’t rate his abilities and wonder why Rohr is still keeping him as the first choice of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
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” I can’t believe he is still the first choice goalkeeper of the Super Eagles. A country of over 100 million people deserve more than a goalkeeper who hasn’t kept up to twenty games in Europe since his debut 18 months ago at Deportivo La Coruna.
” It’s sad that Rohr is still retaining him as first choice and no local coach can try that, he won’t survive it he will be sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) , the public will make him look like the worst human on earth”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com in an exclusive chat.