Players of the senior national team of Nigeria will converge next week for an international friendly game against Algeria billed for the 27th of August in Algeria.
It will be the first time that coach of the team Jose Peseiro will be solely responsible for the invitation of players as the players he used in his first four games as coach of Nigeria were already invited before he was announced as the coach of the team.
Ahead of the game, former captain of the senior national team of Nigeria John Obi Mikel has picked five players he believe are integral to the progress of the team under the Portuguese coach after watching the team in four games following his appointment.
” I saw the two friendly games then the game at home against Sierra Leone and also away to Cape Verde. He comes across as a very offensive coach who also likes his team to be balance when not in possession. For that reason there are players he can’t do without*, he told OwngoalNigeria.com.
When pressed to name the players he picked five who clearly fit the idea and philosophy of the manager base on what we have seen so far ” I think five. My opinion though but five players understand properly how he wants to play and interpreted it very well*.
” Moses Simon is one of them. He is cultured as a winger. He fits the system perfectly then we have Alex Iwobi . Calvin Bassey picks himself naturally and their is Zaidu Sanusi. If not for form then for the fact that he speaks same language with the coach. He will help pass instructions to the other players. Then Victor Osimhen is a must considering his movement as it fits the two man attack the coach seems to favour”.
