Former Super Eagles coach,
Samson Siasia, is concerned that current Super Eagles technical manager, Gernot Rohr excluded Al Ahly striker, Junior Ajayi, from Nigeria’s provisional World Cup squad.
In an interview with TheCable, Siasia criticized Rohr’s selection for not including Junior, who has been in form for his club this season:
“Junior has proven himself with the Olympic team and he is doing well in his club in Egypt. I think he should be given at least a chance to be part of that 30 man list… Ajayi came in for just about one minute. He trained with them, that’s not the same. Training and playing is not the same thing. If you look at Victor Moses in training, you won’t play him. I am telling you the truth. I am not saying that’s the same thing Ajayi did but they have to give him a chance… We’ve seen Ajayi play. This Lokosa boy I don’t know him. He still has time to prove himself.”
— Siasia
The former coach also thinks that there are several other additions Rohr could have made to his list that would have meant more to the Super Eagles team.
“I don’t know why they didn’t put [Efe Abrose] there [at the back]. It’s not about sentiment. But for us to do very well, we need the right players… [Ikechuwu] Ezenwa (Eyimba goalkeeper) did his best during the qualifiers and he kept for us to qualify. He should be the number one because he has parlayed more games than anyone else. But the coach has to do whatever he thinks it’s the best,” said the ex-Flying Eagles coach.”
— Siasia
