{"id":10514,"date":"2024-01-05T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/afcon-2023-ex-eagles-midfielder-backs-peseiro-on-squad-selection\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T16:03:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:03:19","slug":"afcon-2023-ex-eagles-midfielder-backs-peseiro-on-squad-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/afcon-2023-ex-eagles-midfielder-backs-peseiro-on-squad-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Ex-Eagles midfielder backs Peseiro on squad selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Former Super Eagles midfielder, Sylvanus Okpala has backed head coach, Jose Peseiro on his choice of players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Peseiro released his squad for the competition last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese has been criticised for leaving out the likes of Terem Moffi and Kelechi Nwakali.<\/p>\n<p>The gaffer\u2019s decision to also include captain Ahmed Musa and vice-captain William Troost-EKong has also not been well received in some quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Okpala, a former Super Eagles assistant coach, has however supported Peseiro on his selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like to question a coach\u2019s selection of players. It\u2019s his discretion to pick whoever he wants to pick and leave out whoever he wants to,\u201d Okpala told Brila FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery player has different characteristics, so he has to pick based on his strategy, the formation he wants to play,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, that\u2019s how he has to pick the player. And that is why I don\u2019t like to question the selection of coaches, who they have selected or who they have not selected. 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