Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has explained why Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was replaced in the sqaud of the team for the world cup qualifiers games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe respectively.
Okoye was named in the original 23 man list for the games but two days ago as we exclusively reported he withdrew from the game with Bendel Insurance goalkeeper Amas Obasogie taking his spot for the games.
No reason was given for his withdrawal from the sqaud, but while speaking at the pre game presser yesterday Peseiro revealed why he withdrew from the sqaud ahead of their first game in the qualifiers series today.
“I have confidence in our goalkeepers. Of course in this moment Adeleye could not come because he didn’t play now in Israel. Maduka could not come because of the problem with his passport”, the coach said.
“Uzoho was our goalkeeper in qualification. He only didn’t play one match, it was Adeleye that played against Sierra Leone. Now there’s Ojo and Amas. I believe in our goalkeepers, I believe in Uzoho also.”
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
