Former Senegal international Mamadou Niang believes Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has the potential to fill William Troost-Ekong’s void at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Recall that Troost-Ekong announced his retirement from international football just days after he was listed in the Super Eagles’ provisional squad for the tournament.
However, speaking with Canal+, Niang stated that Bassey is more than capable of replacing Troost-Ekong at AFCON 2025.
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“With what I see at Fulham, the impact he has in Premier League matches, he is a talented, tough defender who has very good distribution with his left foot, and athletic quality which is above average.
“He is a player I think is a leader of the Nigeria defence, who can replace Troost-Ekong, who took this Nigerian team to the Afcon final.
“Calvin Bassey is more than capable of succeeding him in that position.”
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So if CAF hasn’t given today as deadline to reveal final squads, NFF and Chelle would have still be keeping people guessing a very predictable list?
What is there to reveal squad list?
Uganda and Tanzania are already in Morocco.
Oh, NFF wants to pad the list lol.
The more things change with Nigeria, the more they remain the same.
Thanks to FIFA who upended their own rules of clubs releasing players 14 days to a major championship, many coaches including voodoo discovering Chelle have excuses already if they can’t successfully play only and ordinary 7 matches within a month.
That’s one game every 4 days as they do in clubs at times.
Chelle, stamp your feet oh. NFF will stain your white and get another journeyman if you fail.
Foreign coaches, unlike Nigerian ones, are expected to have balls anyway. Grow some, coach and poke NFF in the eye if they are forcing unsuitable players on you.
@sly, did you that this guy chelle is still being owe salary.
It will shock you all guys that eagels might not even make it out of group stage. The present NFF are behaving like as if se affairs is not important, let us just be running things the way we want.