Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr trimmed his squad of 31 players to 23 ahead of the upcoming friendly game against Cameroon in Austria.
Some players who have been ever present in the past squads will omitted by the Franco German coach who gave no reason for their omission.
Findings by the editorial team of Owngoalnigeria.com revealed that five players were dropped for reasons not related to their abilities but a compromise between them and the coach.
FC Porto Zaidu Sanusi was left out due to the injury that made him miss Porto’s last set of games with Rohr leaving him out to allow him recover fully.
Joe Aribo was also left out for same reason as he picked up a knock which will require time to hence the decision to leave him out of the team.
Hoffenheim defender Kevin Akpoguma returned from injury three weeks ago but Rohr isn’t keen on rushing him back into the international fold. He is expected to be in the squad for the next round of competitive games.
For Semi Ajayi his club future was primarily why he was axed by Rohr as he is keen on leaving West Brom following their relegation from the English Premier League. He was excused to allow him time to decide on his next career move.
Henry Onyekuru also has an unsettled future with Monaco but it wasn’t the reason why he was left out. He asked to be left out of the team due to his mother’s burial ceremony which will be around same time with the game.