Former Super Eagles defender, Benedict Iroha, has urged Eagles’ Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi, to recall Eagles want away Captain, Joseph Yobo, for the final play-off of the 2014 World Cup between Nigeria and Ethiopia.
It was gathered in Abuja that inasmuch as the draw has favoured Nigeria since the Eagles avoided big teams like Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, there is still need to work on the defence line of the team before the play-off match.
Iroha said: “This is a favourable draw and I believe God has answered the prayers of all soccer loving Nigerians.
“But it all depends on our preparations and hard work put in before the two legged matches are played.
“But the most important thing is that we need the Captain of the team, Joseph Yobo, in this team now.
“Yobo should be recalled by Keshi to bring sanity to the central defence now since our dependable central defender, Kenneth Omeruo, is out injured.
“The best leg to do the job is Yobo, who has also been very active for his club, Fenerbahce, even in the Europe competition.
“I am saying this as a patriotic Nigerian, nothing more.
“I believe once the central defence is knitted and solved we should be home and dry.
“I sincerely want to share in the opinion of Nigerians that Ethiopia should not be treated with kid gloves.
“I was in South Africa for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and I watched live the Eagles versus Ethiopia.
“They are not a bad side at all.
“We (Nigeria) were able to beat them courtesy sheer bravery of Victor Moses, who, singlehandedly, committed the Ethiopians to two penalty kicks, which he also converted.
“But the overall input of the Ethiopians was not bad at all.”
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