ANALYSIS: Eguavoen mirrors Rohr’s blueprint with Super Eagles AFCON list

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Just like Rohr, there is only one home-based player in the squad going to Cameroon.

There may have been a change in the management of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, but the composition and tactical management look exactly the same. Coach Augustine Eguavoen has filled the squad with Europe-based players, with players from Asia and Africa – including Nigeria – taking the back seat.

After Eguavoen replaced Gernot Rohr, many Nigerian football fans may have expected a dramatic shift, especially in the squad’s composition after the NFF complained about the gross indiscipline, the lack of work ethic and the continued back-benching of players from theUnfortunately for many, Eguavoen’s AFCON list looks exactly like a Rohr compilation. The Eguavoen list looks just like what Rohr had in the two tournaments he led Nigeria to – the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 Nations Cup.

There is no like-for-like replacement for the Leicester City man and this will play a major part in determining how the Eagles will fare when they kick off against Egypt on January 11. Only four of the 28 players have 50 or more international appearances for the team, with the defensive line-up being the most experienced.

Eguavoen has tried to solve the playmaking challenge in midfield with the inclusion of Kelechi Nwakali. Unfortunately, the Huesca midfielder has only created one scoring chance all season in the Segunda-with no assist and goal in 18 league appearances while almost everyone has given up on Alex Iwobi becoming the next Jay-Jay Okocha. Iwobi’s performances at the club level have been disappointing, and he has lost his place in Everton to 20-year-old Anthony Gordon.

 

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