Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has revealed that team skipper, Joseph Yobo, Osaze Odemwengie, Haruna Lukman and Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke and others who have not featured in his plans are still part of the team.
The Big Boss however warned against being sentimental in the judgment of the public.
Keshi said: “We don’t want to play names but any player who can bring success to the team is what we are after and if these players we have mentioned have it then they can go with us to the World Cup.
“We have players as old as 39 years old playing at top level for their countries and some have been very successful at that.
“I want to see that happen in Nigeria.”
Keshi also spoke extensively on the forthcoming African Nations Championship in South Africa, dubbed CHAN 2014, declaring that he will make no promises of winning the trophy but hopes that team goes far and does the nation proud.
“It’s because we’ve got little or no time and we are working with new boys on this project but I hope we do the nation proud in CHAN but I cannot promise the trophy,” he said.
Meanwhile, the AFCON 2013 winning coach also informed that the African Champions will engage Japan in a warm up game ahead of the Mundial.
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