Olympics qualifiers: Eguavoen hints at playing Super Falcon goalkeeper, Nnadozie as defender

Super Falcons coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has hinted connected playing goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, arsenic a cardinal defender .

The erstwhile Super Eagles brag said that Nnadozie has the capableness to run arsenic a centre-back pursuing their 2-0 triumph implicit Comoros successful the archetypal limb of their second-round fixture of the 2028 Olympic qualifying crippled connected Friday successful Ikenne-Remo.

Following a scoreless opening half, Michelle Alozie enactment the Nigerian ladies up 3 minutes into the 2nd fractional with a close-range onslaught earlier Uchenna Kanu clinched the triumph with a headed decorativeness successful the sixtieth minute.

Given the unavailability of Oluwatosin Demehin and Osinachi Ohale’s status from planetary football, Eguavoen was elected to deploy Christy Ucheibe to centre-back position, notwithstanding the midfielder’s customary relation successful the midfield for the Super Falcons.

When fielding questions connected whether Ucheibe mightiness stay successful cardinal defence, the coach  spoke astir the quality of Nnadozie playing successful cardinal defence.

“This is wholly feasible fixed our fortunate circumstances. My strategical attack requires that for a subordinate to correspond us, recognising this is simply a corporate endeavour, they indispensable show proficiency crossed aggregate positions, which constitutes a sizeable benefit,” Eguavoen said during the post-match media briefing...