BEVERLY HILLS, September 17, (THEWILL) – Former Super Eagles defender, Waidi Akanni, says Victor Moses, who announced his retirement from the Super Eagles after the Russia 2018 World Cup, can still get a place in the national team if he wants to.
Moses, who is on loan from Chelsea at Serie A club, Inter Milan, was sensational as he scored the equalizer in the game against Cobham on Tuesday.
However, Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard, has since stated that the former Nigerian international is not in his plans.
Reacting to this development, Akanni stated that the Nigerian winger is a good player and can still play in the national team.
He said: “Moses is still a very good player and I think it is just a matter of who is the coach at Chelsea. He is still capable of playing for the country, unless he doesn’t want to play for us again.
“For whatever he is going through right now, it’s just a matter of time because some clubs will eventually come for his service. Whatever reason a player has not to represent his country should be respected. And if he decides to play for the country again, then he can be invited.
“But for now, the coach should just do with those that he has on his list of invitations for any game. I know the coach has a lot of players who will fit into his plans. For every game, all coaches have their crop of players whether they play for first team or not in their various clubs.
“I believe the current Eagles’ coach has his own core players who he will like to stick with because they fit into his plan. But technically, if there are players, who are not playing regularly for their teams, I am not sure he will invite them because that won’t be proper.”
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