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- Amas Obasogie has disclosed that helium is acceptable to commencement against Rwanda successful the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- The Singida Blackstars of Tanzania is excited astir his archetypal planetary call-up and helium is prepared to instrumentality afloat advantage
- He admitted that Stanley Nwabali is the nationalist team's archetypal choice, but believes helium has each it takes to beryllium successful extremity arsenic well
New Super Eagles invitee Amas Obasogie believes helium has each it takes to beryllium successful extremity erstwhile Nigeria instrumentality connected Rwanda successful the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
The Singida Blackstars of Tanzania is already eyeing the Nigerian No.1 garment up of shot-stopper Stanley Nwabali.
Obasogie admitted that the Chippa United goalie remains the first-choice goalkeeper arsenic helium hailed his meteoric emergence to prominence.
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Nwabali won the No.1 garment pursuing his show astatine the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations successful Ivory Coast wherever the Super Eagles finished arsenic runners-up.
He was the semi-final leader aft redeeming 2 spot-kicks against Bafana Bafana of South Africa during the punishment shootout.
The 28-year-old erstwhile Enyimba of Aba goalkeeper has present made 15 appearances for the nationalist squad since making his debut successful 2021.
His awesome interaction for Nigeria has inspired caller entrant Obasogie who has earned his first-ever planetary call-up.
Super Eagles caput manager Eric Sekou Chelle named the erstwhile Bendel Insurance goalkeeper successful the last 23-man squad that volition instrumentality connected Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
The three-time African champions are already successful Kigali arsenic they volition record retired against the Amavubi connected Friday, March 21, arsenic per Sporting News.
Nigeria indispensable assertion each 3 points astatine the Amahoro Stadium should they anticipation to stay successful contention for the World Cup ticket.
Four days later, they big Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium successful Uyo, different lucifer they indispensable not driblet points.
Obasogie eyes Nwabali's position
Speaking up of the fixtures, Obasogie understands that Nwabali remains the archetypal choice, but disclosed that helium can besides antheral the post.
He told The Cable:
"I respect the effort Stanley Nwabali has enactment into claiming the fig 1 shirt. Remember helium besides proved himself successful the NPFL earlier doing the aforesaid astatine Chippa United.“So being successful the Eagles campy is simply a immense accidental for me. I respect each the players, and the acquisition improves maine tremendously. I bid with the mentality that I americium a Super Eagles goalkeeper and imagination of myself putting connected the nationalist squad jersey.“If the accidental comes to correspond Nigeria, I purpose to play my portion and instrumentality it fully.”
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Obasogie is 1 of the caller invitees to the Nigerian nationalist squad nether Eric Chelle alongside Papa Daniel Mustapha, Igoh Ogbu and Tolu Arokodare.
Fellow goalkeeper Kayode Bankole was besides handed his archetypal call-up to the nationalist team.
Arokodare pleads for support
Legit.ng earlier reported that Gent guardant Tolu Arokodare has appealed to Nigerians for enactment up of their World Cup qualifiers.
Speaking successful the Yoruba Yoruba dialect, the 24-year-old urged fans to rally down the team.
The erstwhile FC Koln subordinate got a astonishment call-up from manager Eric Chelle pursuing his show successful the Belgian Pro League.
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