Austin Eguavoen has defended his decision to overlook Rangers sriker Cyriel Dessers when naming his Super Eagles’ squad for the October AFCON qualifiers against Libya.
The Rangers striker 29, has not feature for the Super Eagles since the March international break, where he scored a penalty to open the scoring in a 2-1 friendly win over Ghana’s Black Stars in the Jollof Rice derby.
Dessers is having an incredible start to the season with his club, Rangers, scoring seven goals and providing two assist across all competitions, numbers that makes him the most prolific Nigerian so far this season.
His absence from the latest Super Eagles squad has not gone unnoticed and Eguavoen has now revealed his reason.
Austin Eguavoen defends Cryriel Dessers exclusion
Speaking ahead of the arrival of players in camp to kickoff preparation for the game against Libya in Uyo on Friday, Eguavoen said;
“I decided to include Kelechi Iheanacho of Seville when it became clear Victor Osimhen would not be fit in time.
“I looked at both Cyriel Dessers and Tolu Arokodare, but opted for Kelechi this time because he is the more experienced striker.”
Dessers has made six Super Eagles appearances since his debut in 2020 and will hope to be considered in the future, even though the competition for his position is the most intense for the country.
