{"id":5654,"date":"2013-06-28T10:26:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T10:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/eagles-stars-want-odemwingie-back\/"},"modified":"2013-06-28T10:26:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T10:26:42","slug":"eagles-stars-want-odemwingie-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/eagles-stars-want-odemwingie-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles\u2019 stars want Odemwingie back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several players of Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles have declared that they would not mind having controversial West Bromwich Albion attacker, Peter Odemwingie back in the team, Supersport.com reports.<\/p>\n

Odemwingie last featured for Nigeria in a 2013 Nations Cup qualifying game in Kigali, Rwanda in February 2012.<\/p>\n

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi hinted in an interview this week that Odemwingie could get an unlikely recall to the national team.<\/p>\n

“For (Odemwingie), he still has a place in the team. I’m not looking for an apology from him. (Odemwingie) is somebody that I like very well and he knows that. The thing is, it’s about the team that I’m worried about,\u201d Keshi said.<\/p>\n

Inter Milan midfielder, Obiora Nwankwo has now praised Keshi for \u201cthis bold step\u201d and believes Odemwingie\u2019s return would bode well for the African champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Odemwingie back in the national team would be a big plus. With all due respect to all the strikers in the team who have been working hard, Odemwingie is a very experienced striker who knows his way to goal,\u201d said the 21-year-old currently on loan at Romanian club, CFR Cluj.<\/p>\n

Nwankwo added that experience plays a big role in teams winning matches when the stakes are high and insisted that Keshi\u2019s recent declarations are nothing short of a masterstroke.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalent alone is not just enough to win games. You need experience and that’s where you need people like (Vincent) Enyeama, (Joseph) Yobo, (John) Mikel Obi and Odemwingie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coach has acted like a father and we must respect that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Enugu Rangers midfielder, Sunday Mba also added his voice to the issue and explained that Odemwingie\u2019s potential and long years as a professional footballer would \u201chelp the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs footballers, our job is to go out there and play but experience is important in this game and I think Odemwingie would help the team in this regard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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