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Amodu Still Sidelines Local Players From AFCON Squad
Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu says time is too short for any of the three domestic league players called up, to make the final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Amodu, with prodding ffrom the NFF, listed three home-based players, two from champions Bayelsa United, but says none would make the final team.
“By the time we resume camp for the African Cup of Nations, it would be barely less than eight days to go. It’s practically impossible to re-mould these home-based players to fit into the squad for the challenges of the tournament we are going into,” Amosu said.
“Definitely, the would be good for one thing practice, and not for the tournament,” he said.
This latest statement is bound to provoke further criticism of the coach, who has come under fire for his team’s playing style. But the former BCC Lions and Sharks coach insists that he is the best Nigerian coach on the basis of his record.
“I stand bold to say it that there is no coach currently in this country that is as good as I am. My records are there, and they speak volume about my performance.”