A member of Nigeria's Football Technical Committee Paul Bassey in his column has revealed why Keshi dropped Osaze Odemwingie from his nation cup bound team.
When Keshi was querried by the technical committee on the omission of Martins, Taiwo and Osaze from the list...who the committee felt were fit to travel with the team to South Africa, Keshi and his assistants gave the following reasons.
“…Sirs, as I am talking to you I have an idea of my starting eleven and Osaze may not be there as he has not been part of our plans so far. What happens if I go to South Africa and I do not give Osaze a starting shirt, don’t you think it will cause more problems for the team?….” Keshi was also said to have reminded the meeting that when he invited Osaze in November to take part in the Venezuela friendly, he said he could not because his wife was expecting a baby. In his words, “As you are reading this, Osaze’s wife is yet to put to bed!”
“Then, there was the issue of lack of respect for constituted authority. A player who decides not to respect his captain is definitely not a team player and a destablising factor”.
After giving these reasons the committee had no other option than to agree with Keshi.
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