Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho has confirmed his readiness for the big AFCON qualifier match between Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau later this month.
During the FIFA international football break coming up later this month, Nigeria will en-route to qualifying for the next edition of AFCON tournament encounter a very stubborn Guinea-Bissau side, who’s also on a quest to securing it’s AFCON ticket.
One thing that has become a Herculean task for most coaches of the national team was finding capable hands to man the goal. At the last edition of AFCON, an error from goalkeeper Maduka Okoye saw the Super Eagles crash out of the knock-stages of the tournament despite playing beautiful football at the group stages.
Inconsistency between first and second choice Goalkeepers of the team has become a nightmare for the new manager Jose Peseiro who saw his side lose twice to Algeria in a friendly last year, and embarrassingly conceding four goals against a World Cup bound Portugal.
To calm down the nerves of Nigerians ahead of the clash, Uzoho who hasn’t been at his best in the recent weeks, but has established himself as the first choice goalie over Maduka Okoye, confirmed his readiness in a tweet.
“Focusing on the task at hand but ready for the next big one BIG23# IN CHRIST ALONE,” he announced via his official Twitter handle ahead of a Cypriot league derby fixture between Omonia Nicosia and APOEL Nicosia on Saturday.
Uzoho has conceded at least four goals in his last five matches for Omonia Nicosia; but in all of that has maintained his spot as the first choice Goalkeeper of the former Cypriot league champions.
Whether or not Jose Peseiro will retain him in goal remains sketchy after the Portuguese Tactician was spotted on various occasions watching NPFL matches and scouting for home-grown goalies.
–NPFLUpdates
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