Nigeria’s Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr is still undecided over his first choice goalkeeper at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Deportivo de La Coruña’s Francis Uzoho has fallen out of favour with the German due to his inactivity in the second half of last season while there is uncertainty over the fitness of Ikechukwu Ezenwa.
The oldest player in the squad, Daniel Akpeyi was brought into the starting line-up against Zimbabwe last weekend, a sure sign that there has been a reversal of fortunes as the Kaizer Chiefs star was clearly the number three ranked goalkeeper in the pecking order at the 2018 World Cup.
”We don’t know yet who is the number one goalkeeper, we will decide after the preparations but there are three good goalkeepers and we trust them,” Rohr told the Super Eagles Media team.
”Our strength is the solidarity because if there is somebody with problems, the other one will help him on and off the pitch.”
The Super Eagles will on Sunday in Ismailia, Egypt, face Africa’s best ranked team by FIFA, Senegal, in their last preparatory friendly game ahead of the 2019 AFCON before traveling to Alexandria where they will play their Group B matches of the AFCON.
Next Saturday, the Super Eagles will do battle with Burundi in their Group B opener before games against Guinea (June 26) and Madagascar (June 30).
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