Invite players with regular playing time to Eagles, Makinwa urges Rohr

Katsina United boss, Henry Makinwa, has urged Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, to make do with the players who command regular shirts in their respective clubs both in Nigeria and abroad.

The coach said that’s the only way to get the best materials for the national team ahead of any international engagement.

Speaking on Sports radio 88.9fm, he said the players who always like to warm the bench should be ‘shut out’ of the Super Eagles, and those who play competitive full-time match should be allowed to pick the national team jerseys.

“It’s high time we stop parading half-baked players and invite the best players across the world who are playing regularly in their teams. Depending on the quality and status of the player, those who always fail to make an impact from the bench should also have no place in the Super Eagles,” he said.

Makinwa had disclosed that he returned to Nigeria because of a lack of opportunity for black coaches in Europe.

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Makinwa spent most part of his career in Portugal but settled down in Spain after he retired from the game.

The 42-year-old also bagged his UEFA coaching license in Europe before returning to manage in the Nigerian professional football league.