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"What is Ahmad Musa still doing in the squad? We should be thinking of growing the future team.”
"Seriously with the World Cup spot lost, we should move on from Ahmed Musa. We have better wingers than him and younger talents to improve on,” fans slammed NFF on the list of players invited for the Mexico and Ecuador friendlies.
Some other fans wondered how the NFF came up with the squad given the Super Eagles still do not have a coach since the sacking of Augustine Eguavoen in March.
“Dear NFF, if we have no coach or interim coach, who compiled the list?” posed @NoErrors01.
He went on: “If one will be appointed before the game, does that mean he’ll be resuming work with imposed players? Or will the NFF president lead the players for this game?” @NoErrors01 sarcastically posted on Twitter
"No Uzoho? No Osimhen? No Iheanacho? I don't gerrit [get it],” replied @iyke_nwabuko while @onyiemmanuel, perhaps not aware that Wilfred Ndidi is injured, asked, “What about Iheanacho and Ndidi?”
The invited team is still a star-studded squad as it includes regulars William Troost-Ekong of Watford and Rangers’ trio Leon Balogun, Calvin Bassey and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo.
Feyenoord striker Cyriel Dessers, who has been in terrific form this season, scoring 17 goals for the Eredivisie side is also among them.
It was not immediately known why Osimhen, who has scored 17 goals for Napoli this campaign, was not invited as the Super Eagles seek to return to winning ways following their loss to Ghana in the World Cup playoffs in March.
A section of fans were happy with the inclusion of some home-based players.
“Those home-based players are better than most of the foreign-based. Just watch the match and confirm it,” added @mykiechuks.
Nigeria will face Mexico at the AT & T Stadium in Dallas, Texas on May 28 before taking on Ecuador in New Jersey on June 3.
