Kelechi Iheanacho, Semi Ajayi and Bryan Idowu return to the side with points to prove but it could be the Leicester forward who has the most burden of performance. SuperEagles UKRNGA Nigeria KelechiIheanacho
After finishing third at the Africa Cup of Nations, Gernot Rohr’s men head into a new phase of their evolution on the back of the retirement of the calming presence of John Mikel Obi and the goalscoring prowess of Odion Ighalo.
Kelechi Iheanacho, Semi Ajayi and Bryan Idowu return to the side with points to prove but it could be the Leicester forward who has the most burden of performance. Onuachu’s larrup against Egypt and the potential option his gangling height offered locked him in for the AFCON while Rohr was willing to bet on another prodigy for the last central slot.
Maybe he is reborn, perhaps he’s more willing to put in the grind, especially with Ighalo hanging his golden boots. His return, however, feels muted, unheralded.
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