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Making another Super Eagles case for Nwakaeme

Trabzonspor have declined rapidly this season, still, the inside forward is playing reasonably well enough to be recalled by Gernot Rohr

With the dust still settling on Nigeria’s shocking collapse against Sierra Leone on Friday, it feels like an inappropriate time to present a case for Anthony Nwakaeme.

The Super Eagles scored four against the Leone Stars before contriving to draw 4-4, so the problem didn’t appear to be the forward line that netted four in the opening half-hour, but the backline that allowed cheap goals and a midfield pairing that looked dead on their feet as the visitors rallied late on.