There are very strong indications that Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr would drop Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) players from the squad for next month’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria as the league season has ended.
Nigeria hosts Algeria on November 12 in a World Cup 2018 qualifier billed for Uyo.
It will be recalled that for the first World Cup qualifier played on October 9 in Zambia, five players from the NPFL made the final squad – goalkeepers Emmanuel Daniel and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defender Jamiu Alimi as well as strikers Godwin Obaje and Chisom Egbuchulam.
However, none of these players featured in the match in Ndola which the Eagles won 2-1 with goals from Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Manchester City starlet, Kelechi Iheanacho.
“The players from the domestic league will be left out of the match against Algeria because the season is over and the coach cannot vouch for their fitness,” a top source informed.
“He would rather use the positions taken by these players from the league to try out some other overseas-based professionals.”
Victor Moses (Chelsea), Isaac Success (Watford) and Oghenekaro Etebo (Feirense, Portugal) are already set to return to the Eagles squad after they missed the match against Zambia due to injuries.
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