{"id":39300,"date":"2024-06-30T11:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/there-are-some-players-in-super-eagles-who-are-not-good-enough-sports-minister\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T11:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:04:24","slug":"there-are-some-players-in-super-eagles-who-are-not-good-enough-sports-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/there-are-some-players-in-super-eagles-who-are-not-good-enough-sports-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"There are some players in Super Eagles who are not good enough \u2013 Sports Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Sports Minister, John Enoh, has questioned the desire and commitment of Super Eagles players, who were born abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles faltered in their last two outings against South Africa and Benin Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The commitment and hunger of some of the players, especially those born abroad was questioned afterwards by fans and pundits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have in the Super Eagles about 90 per cent of players not born in Nigeria. Do they have the spirit, the fire of a Nigerian player born in Nigeria?,\u201d the Sports Minister asked in an interview with Eagle7 FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some players in the team who are not good enough for the Super Eagles<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talk of the quality of the coach, but what of the quality of the players in the team?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are some players in Super Eagles who are not good enough \u2013 Sports Minister<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s Sports Minister, John Enoh, has questioned the desire and commitment of Super Eagles players, who were born abroad. 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