Players of the senior national team of Nigeria are not in tandem over who should be in goal when they take on Equatorial Guinea in their first game at the Africa Cup of Nations, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively report.
In the camp of the team they currently have the trio of Olorunleke Ojo, Stanley Nwabali and the regular first choice Francis Uzoho and all three have been actively involved in training ahead of the game.
The debate on who should start in goal is a topic because of the fact Uzoho has been guilty of some costly errors in the build up to the tournament. It is now narrowed to between him and Nwabali.
A defender in the team gave his backing to Nwabali saying he is high on confidence and looked really fired up unlike Uzoho, who is having a crisis in confidence due to the errors that has cost the team in the past.
When we spoke to a midfielder he backed Uzoho saying he has looked very sharp in training and nothing like the player whom many said is battling for confidence. His opinion was echoed by a member of the backroom staff of the team.
Nwabali was backed by a key midfielder in the team who said his ability to play with his feet will make it easy for them to play in the way the coach wants them to play, when up against teams that play with a low block.
From what we exclusively gathered, Uzoho is the favourite to be in goal tomorrow as he still has the trust of the coach and even the new goalkeeper trainer Nuno Carrapato.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
