Super Eagles duo of Gift Orban and Frank Onyeka were in action as Hoffenheim played out a 1-1 draw against Augsburg in Saturday’s Bundesliga game.
Orban, who was making his 11th appearance, has netted four goals and bagged one yellow card for Hoffenheim this ongoing season.
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On the other hand, Onyeka has made 24 appearances and bagged one assist this season for Augsburg.
The visitor took the lead in the 46th minute through Samuel Essende to silence the home supporters before Andrej Kramaric leveled parity for the host in the 71st minute.
The draw means Hoffenheim move 13th on 27 points while Augsburg sit 8th on 39 points in the league standing.
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It was a huge mistake not to have Onyeka in the last 23. It was glaringly clear that Ndidi has lost some pace and can’t last a whole 90 minutes.
Even orban ought to have been invited..this is a player touted to be one of the best dribblers in the world and at this stage where teams park the bus to contain Osihmen the Eagles need such players. Onyeka is also fitter and better than Ndidi in terms of closing spaces in the midfield.. Meanwhile, its time to move on without Ekong. That mistake was too cheap and childish. It seems the Saudi league is taking a toll on him.
Even so not to invite orban who is consider one of the best dribblers in the world and at this stage where every team tend to park the bus to closed down players like orban are needed to player behind him. Ekong seems to hv lost pace and vigour due to the saudi arabia league. If the remaining matches are not handle with tact, discipline and merritocracy lets forget the world cup
The Ekong tires out and the right back problem we have still lingers. From 4 zero against Sierra Leone to four four. It’s was from the right back weakness.
Akpoguma is far better than Ekong. The coaches are afraid of trying new players and we concede. Why not try new players so that we know we concede because of new players and need to give them more time.