Nigerians Blast NFF, Rohr Over Ighalo Invitation To Super Eagles

Nigerians Blast NFF, Rohr Over Ighalo Invitation To Super Eagles By Omolagba Oluwayemi The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) earlier on Monday released a 24-man list for the two final games of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers but the inclusion of Odion Ighalo has generated a lot of talks with attacks on the Nation's football governing body, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Ighalo retired from the national team shortly after the 2019 African Cup of Nations and the rumours of him returning to the Super Eagles has been flying around for some weeks with many in disbelief of it happening until the event unfold on Monday when the Eagles 24-man list was released. NFF President, Amaju Pinnick was the first person to hint about Ighalo return before being confirmed by the head coach, Gernot Rohr. This resulted into series of attacks on the NFF from football loving Nigerians who trooped to the official Facebook page of the Super Eagles to express their displeasure. "This coach doesn’t know what he’s doing by begging ighalo (back to the team)." Fortune Ayoku fumed. Wasiu Alabi, a Facebook user wrote, "9 defenders, 5 midfielders and 7 strikers. What's the name of this Coach please? 5 years in the saddle, he has not done anything spectacular with the array of stars at his disposal." Owolabi Caleb queried the rationale behind the invitation, "What is Ighalo doing in this squad? Why is back in the team? We have many young and talented Nigeria in the diaspora waiting for call up, Taiwo Awoniyi is doing very fine in Union Berlin, Oliseh in Crystal Palace hasn't commit his national call UP with Either England or France, who is trying to convince him to play for Eagles? What is Musa still doing in this squad? Rohr isn't in control of player call up definitely and I am certain isn't in control of player selection." "Oga rohr this nonsense selection. Why are you calling ighalo back." Tia Go asked rhetorically. Chuks Ossai "Okocha, Rufai and Segun Odegbami are conspicuously missing from the list. We need to bring our best legs back." "Rohr isn't in control of player call up definitely and I am certain isn't in control of player selection," says Owolabi Caleb Adesola "So you left taiwo awoniyi for ighalo ?? Just wrong very wrong," says Obiora Michaeldinho. "I think Egypt and Morocco should just represent Africa in this world cup, Cause with what am seeing so, I've given up on the super eagles," Omoregie Grace expressed shock at the Ighalo inclusion. "I think we need to call Yakubu back to the team as well" Kollenze Chukwuemeka joked. "Is a shame that you brought back ighalo you can also bring back obafemi martins mtchewwww," Hart Ezekiel. Jean Tigana also contributed, saying, "Akinkunmi Amoo is in hot form, in a league above Shehu Cyprus, Amoo a creative midfielder we lack in the team, I think we need to do end Sars on top of Pinnick and Rohr head." The former Manchester United striker, Ighalo won the Highest Goal Scorer award with five goals at the last African Nations Cup held in Morocco. Nigeria finished third beating Tunisia in the Third place match after the Semifinal loss to Algeria, the eventual champions.