PUNCH Sports Extra has exclusively gathered that Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, considered taking a break from the national team following attacks from fans after some underwhelming performances with the team.
“We also learnt that the coach and the goalkeeper trainer called him after our friendly games in the US, but he asked for time, before he turned out for the game in Algiers.
Our source added, “We told him to take up the challenge but one thing that is obvious is that we can’t blame him because he grew up in Europe and it is strange for him to see his own people booing and abusing him. We tried to let him understand that is how things are here in Nigeria, that goalkeepers are usually used as scapegoats.
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