Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has declared his readiness to represent the senior national team if called up by interim head coach of the team, Augustine Eguavoen.
Recall that Onazi was an integral part of the Super Eagles that won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations under late coach Stephen Keshi after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final.
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The Nigerian international, in a chat with Brila FM, stated that he should not be regarded as an ex-international since he has not retired from active football.
“I have not retired. If they call me an ex-international, I don’t know why, but anyway it is okay,” Onazi stated.
Currently playing for Serie D side Avezzano, Onazi, who earned 52 caps for the Super Eagles, last featured for the national team in 2018.
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Onazi, please keep the hope alive.
If a 3rd division greenhorn can consistently receive Eguavoen’s call-up to come to sit on the Eagles’ bench, at the expense of players playing regularly in European continental competitions, there’s hope for an experienced veteran like you playing in the Serie D.
Just pay a ‘courtesy’ visit to the glass house (the Kelechi Nwakali way) during your next holidays
Haha you have a point!
Lol. Eagles squad is now really an all-comers affair. So many in the first team squad for next month’s qualifiers are currently sitting on the bench in their teams, because no standards with local coaches. Oops, they are “well known” by the coaches instead of introducing greenhorns.
Lol
I don’t understand why inferiority complex is the problem of Super Eagles fans, SMA (shaking my arse).
Joel Chukwuma Obi is just 33 years old. Although he plays in Serie C Vis Pesaro FC, both he and Onazi will add steel to Super Eagles midfield.
Add Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi and you have the golden ticket.
Lol @Deo
I see what you just did.
Yes yes. I must say ‘ inferiority complex ‘ is a big big problem with Super Eagles fans.
We can throw in Brown Ideye to the come back list. I hear he’s putting up great performance on trial with the prestigious Rivers United.
@deo, you forgot to add Brown Ideye lol