ROHR REVEALS UZOHO IS HIS FIRST…
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TRENDING NOW: #MTNshortz3sixtyworld ROHR REVEALS UZOHO IS HIS FIRST CHOICE GOALKEEPER FOR NIGERIA
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has dismissed talk of a goalkeeping
problem ahead of Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup opener against Croatia, and
has explained why the most inexperienced goalkeeper in the squad
Francis Uzoho has started the last four matches played by the national
team.
With Wolves’ Carl Ikeme on the sidelines due to illness, the German
coach worked on the possibility of recalling Lille’s Vincent Enyeama
to the Super Eagles but jettisoned the plan after the former Hapoel
Tel Aviv star failed to join a new club in the January transfer
window.
”For me we don’t have a goalkeeping problem, I hear we have a
goalkeeping problem, no,” Rohr said post-match.
”We have three good goalkeepers, now we gave the opportunity to
Francis to play because he needs the experience of these big games,
playing in Wembley, playing in Poland, there were only 40,000, today
was more, they have the atmosphere of the World Cup already. He did
very well.”
Rohr added : ”We are working a lot with him, we sent our goalkeeper
coach two times to La Coruna for ten days to help him also.
”He is only number three in La Coruna but he is doing well in the
reserve team, so he continues to work. He is quiet, tall, he is good
on the line. We need something like that.”
Uzoho was unbeaten in his first two games for the Super Eagles,
against Argentina and Poland, but has conceded five goals in his last
three outings for the team.
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