Coach Finidi George has made further clarification on a new captain of the Super Eagles by saying it is not his call to pick one for the team.
“It’s not my responsibility (to pick a captain), it’s the responsibility of the team,” the Super Eagles coach said during his media tour.
“People said (Sunday) Oliseh picked his captain and Finidi George should not do same.
“It’s not my responsibility to pick a captain.
“The players will choose the person they are comfortable with.
“They will be them to decide who wears the captain’s arm band.”
William Ekong has been the Super Eagles stand-in captain in the absence of Ahmed Musa, while Kenneth Omeruo is now the most senior international still in the fold.
WHAT NIGERIA WANT MOST IS THAT ” A CAPTAIN OF SUPER EAGLE TEAM MUST BE THE ONE THAT WILL BE RELEVANT ON THE FIELD OF PLAY ‘ NOT BENCH OR NOT ON SUBSTITUTE BENCH..
BY NOW AHMED MUSA SHOULD HAVE HANG HIS BOOTS. HE IS NOT RELEVANT IN ALL WAYS. IN AFCON, HE WAS USELESS AS A CAPTAIN, USELESS ON THE THE BENCH AND WASTED A SLOT THAT SUPPOSE TO BELONG TO OTHER PLAYERS.
** IN USA “94 , ROGER MILLA WAS NOT A USELESS CAPTAIN. HE ENTERED THE FIELD FROM BENCH AND SCORE THE ONLY GOAL AGAINST RUSSIA.
** IN AFCON 2000, OLISEH WAS NOT A USELESS CAPTAIN. HE ENTERED THE FIELD FROM BENCH ( despite he was undergoing malaria sickness) AND SUPPLIED A LONG DANGEROUS PÁSS TO J AGHAHOWA WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO EQUALIZING GOAL (1-1) AGAINST SENEGAL.
It seem that FINIDI is not fully prepared for this super eagle job. No wonder some players attacked him and some snubbed his hand sake after MALI friendly. HE DOES NOT VIBRANT AND NOT HAVING CHARISMA
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d examples but you’re not smart to remember the 1994 Eagles Squad. Stephen Keshi was the captain of that team. How many matches did he play? The role of a Team Captain is basically to motivate the Team, either on or off the pitch. Stop condemning these men. They are chosen for various assignments, according to the qualities in them. If you’re better, you should have applied for the job