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May 11, 2019
SuperEagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr is expected to meet Captain Mikel John Obi inLondon next week before a final decision is made on his selection for nextmonth’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Despitenot featuring in any of the Eagles’ qualification matches prior to thetournament, Rohr maintains that Mikel remains a vital part of his team and willwait for him to make a final decision on his international career.
Rohr’svisit to the midfielder will quash speculations of a rift between the pair withMikel also stating in the past that he remains committed to the national team.
Inanother development, Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby has named DesireOparanozie as the captain of the women national team.
Oparanozietook over from midfielder Rita Chikwelu who has been piloting the team forquite some time now before the team official announcement on Thursday. She madeher debut for Super Falcons in 2010 and she has ranked up over 30 caps for thecountry with twenty two goals.