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Soccer News of Thursday, 3 June 2021

Source: www.completesports.com

Nigeria vs Cameroon: Five Super Eagles players who must impress Gernot Rohr

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Gernot Rohr is without key players like Victor Osimhen, Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun and other stars for the international friendlies against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.

Their absence means an opportunity for some of the fringe players to stake a claim for regular berths in the team.

Completesports.com’s Adeboye Amosu in this piece discusses a quintet of players who must take the opportunity to impress the German tactician in Austria

Terem Moffi

Virtually unknown to soccer-loving Nigerians before the start of the 2020/21 season, Terem Moffi gradually gained attention with his impressive displays for modest Ligue 1 club Lorient. The 22-year-old scored 14 goals for Lorient during the campaign and has been linked with a move to Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.

With established forwards like Victor Osimhen, Paul Onuachu, and Kelechi Iheanacho clearly ahead of him in the pecking order, Moffi will do well to impress against the Cameroonians.

Peter Olayinka

Peter Olayinka has been capped once by Nigeria. The versatile midfielder earned plaudits for his impressive showing for Czech Republic outfit Slavia Prague in the UEFA Europa League in the 2020/21 season. The 25-year-old won the double with Slavia Prague.

Samson Tijani

The former Golden Eaglets captain made his senior debut in a friendly 1-0 loss to Algeria in October 2020. He now has another chance to impress head coach Gernot Rohr especially with the absence of some key players for the friendlies

Valentine Ozorwanfor

Many have criticised Valentine Ozorwanfor’s invitation due to his inactivity at the club level. The centre-back played for just eight minutes for Turkish club Galatasaray last season.

The tall defender caught the attention of Gernot Rohr during his time with Nigeria’s U-20 side. The upcoming friendlies offer him the chance to show he has it takes to compete at the senior level.

Anthony Izuchukwu

Got a late invitation following the unavailability of some of the regular defenders for the friendlies. He has three caps for the U-23 Eagles. The tough-tackling defender will look to stake a claim for a regular berth in the Super Eagles.