Osaze Odemwingie’s return to action after being in limbo for about
eight months following a career threatening injury has been described as
good news for Nigerian football.Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu who could not hide his delight over the cheering news said the experience of the Stoke City of England forward would be vital when the Super Eagles begin the campaign for a ticket to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
The speedy forward suffered a knee ligament injury during his club, Stoke City’s famous 1-0 defeat of champions Manchester City in the English Premiership in August last year, and has been out since.expdonaloaded.blogspot.com
“I am very happy for Osaze (Odemwingie) because an athlete always wants to be out there doing his thing. You cannot imagine what he would have gone through in those months out on the treatment table.
“It is also good news for Nigeria because he has been huge for us on several occasions and his experience is still needed in the Super Eagles,” Anyansi said.
Osaze scored one of Nigeria’s three goals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals – the key strike against Bosnia-Herzegovina that ultimately took the Super Eagles to the Round of 16.
He was an alternate player in the Nigerian squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Korea and Japan, and played at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. He has also played in four Africa Cup of Nations finals.
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