AFCON 2023: “It’s tough to assemble the perfect team amongst Quality players”- Peseiro

Tremendous Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has confessed that with the array of stars that the nation is blessed with, it’s powerful choosing the proper gamers for the nationwide workforce.

The Portuguese tactician was just lately in England to look at Nigeria stars the place he additionally had the chance to look at English-based gamers eligible for the Eagles.

The 62-year-old hinted that the nation is blessed with skills that may put on the nationwide jersey and in addition with the likes of Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise, Folarin Balogun, Carney Chukwuemeka, Tosin Adarabioyo, Noni Madueke among the many quite a few gamers of Nigeria respectable eligible to play for the Eagles ready for a nationwide call-up.

Peseiro hinted that he would prolong invites to gamers who’ve a ardour to play for Nigeria, including that it’s not a simple job to pick out gamers.

“There are numerous, many gamers in the meanwhile that may play for Nigeria. You obtain some data or if you watch many gamers on TV or stay, you may uncover extra gamers,” Peseiro stated.

“I used to be in some matches once I was in England to see some gamers, then on the identical time, we found that gamers that may play for us are, usually younger gamers.

Nevertheless it’s not straightforward to decide on the suitable gamers. We attempt to see them within the match, and after that, I attempt to name them for our follow and our pleasant video games as a result of we need to create a small group with high quality for creating in coaching and follow to implement our concepts to win the subsequent AFCON.

“However there are loads of gamers, and they should present the utmost demand and motivation to play for Nigeria. High quality, after all, however demand and motivation to play for us.”

Since taking cost of the Eagles job in Might 2022, Peseiro has recorded 4 defeats in friendlies in opposition to Mexico, Ecuador, Algeria and Portugal, whereas he has recorded two wins over Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe in his first two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying video games.