Former Tremendous Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has listed the deficiencies within the present squad, as they stand getting ready to one other failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Nigeria’s qualifying marketing campaign has seen them choose up attracts in opposition to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and South Africa.
With two video games left to play, the Eagles are third in Group C with 11 factors, trailing South Africa, who’ve 17 factors, and Benin Republic on 14 factors.
Yakubu has identified on the dearth of artistic gamers within the staff.
“After we take a look at the staff, we’ve got too many defensive midfielders and never many attacking midfielders,” Yakubu mentioned on Sunday Oliseh podcast.
Yakubu, who scored 21 objectives in 58 appearances for Nigeria, additionally claimed Victor Osimhen is struggling to attain.
“If I play on this staff, I’ll battle to attain objectives.
“As a result of after I take a look at Osimhen when he performs, he’s combating as a result of he is aware of already when he sees the objectives he scores, and he has to hustle by himself,” he defined.
He additionally criticised the staff’s general enjoying model, describing it as overly depending on particular person efforts moderately than collective play.
“We don’t play like a staff, it’s particular person soccer we play, and we would like the gamers to make magic,” Yakubu added.
