AFCON qualifiers: 'He's best striker' - Eric Chelle hails Super Eagles star after Tanzania win

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has shed airy connected his determination to present Tolu Arokodare during Nigeria’s 3-1 triumph implicit Tanzania, pursuing the striker’s outstanding publication successful the 2nd half.

Arokodare came disconnected the seat astatine half-time and scored doubly to assistance the Super Eagles unafraid triumph astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium connected Friday.

The striker replaced Alhassan Yusuf and rapidly made his beingness felt, delivering the goals that helped Nigeria assertion maximum points.

Explaining his determination aft the game, Chelle highlighted Arokodare’s carnal qualities and quality to origin problems for defenders, peculiarly erstwhile the shot is delivered into the punishment area.

The Malian tactician admitted that portion the guardant is susceptible of covering ground, his tallness tin sometimes contiguous challenges erstwhile the squad operates with an assertive high-pressing approach.

“But you know, it depends connected the illustration of the player. If you privation to play precocious pressure, you request to person immoderate radical who tin tally a lot,” Chelle explained.

“You cognize Tolu tin tally but helium is precise tall, truthful to marque a precocious pressure, sometimes helium tin bash it but sometimes it tin beryllium hard for him.”

Chelle further explained that Nigeria changed their attack aft the interval, opting for a much nonstop benignant that allowed the striker to exploit his strengths successful the last third.

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