Former Super Eagles stars have expressed worries over the influx of overseas-born players in the national team,No fewer than 11 overseas-born stars have been called up to the Eagles in the last decade
, while only few from the Nigerian Professional Football League have made it through to the senior national team.
Former Tanzania manager Emmanuel Amuneke said the inclusion of overseas-born players in the national team was an easy way out for sports administrators not interested in developing football at the grassroots. Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, queried the inclusion of Maduka Okoye in the squad for a friendly game against Ukraine, stating that there were other keepers better than the 20-year-old in the Nigerian Professional Football League.
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