When coaches give reasons for ignoring certain players in their plans for competitions, they only leave the uninitiated more confused.

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In the wake of the overwhelming call for a new look national team after the engagement of Lars Lagerback, Nigerians expected to see fresh faces lace boots for their fatherland at the South Africa 2010 World Cup.

At the end of the day, we only witnessed a team made up of 99 per cent of Amodu Shaibu’s squad. The likes of Peter Utaka, Victor Anichebe, Akpala, among others were rejected and instead, it was the senior Utaka, John, Nwankwo Kanu, Yakubu Aiyegbeni that Lagerback took to South Africa. The young men left camp disappointed.