Rohr recalls five Eagles.

Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr according to very reliable source has included five players that missed the battle of Ndola for various reasons.

Top in the list is Chelsea’s mercurial wing back who missed the match against Zambia to Injury. Victor Mosses has been penciled down for the battle of Desert Foxes. Super Eagles boss only recently visited the inform winger to intimate him on the importance of staying fit for the all-important cracker.

Rohr also stopped over in Watford FC to see the duo of Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success who coincidentally missed the match against Zambia for Family issues and injury respectively. Though Isaac Success posted a man of the match performance just a week after missing Nigeria’s match to injury, he has since been sidelined again by the niggling injury.

Among those who we reliably gathered would resurface in the list are Leon Balogun of FC Mainz in Germany and Oghenekaro Etebo of FC Fareinse of Portugal who will be making his first appearance under the new super Eagles Manager.

It would however not be a thing of surprise if Daniel Akpeyi who the goalkeeping coach has been keenly monitoring resurfaces in the Eagles list. Daniel Akpeyi has been in fine form in his PSL showings with Chippa United. The Eagles boss has reiterated the importance of fielding only players who are having playing time in their clubs. This stance would make it difficult for the duo of Ikechukwu Ezenwa of Ifeanyi Ubah FC and Emmanuel Daniels of Rangers FC to retain their position in the team.

Exception in the league of non-playing players that will be donning the green white green against the desert Foxes is super Eagles captain who leadership skills has been commended by Football loving Nigerians lately.

Barring any change in plans, Rohr is expected to maintain his formation of 4-3-3 at home against Algeria in Uyo.

While Carl Ikeme is sure to keep his place in post, same cannot be said of Ndidi Wilfred who operated from unfamiliar right back position. Ndidi struggled to replicate his club form from the right back position as he was made to commit various blunders that could have resulted to goals by Zambia wingers. Musa Mohammed who posted a convincing performance against Tanzania has not been able to taste a minute of action with his modest Turkish side Istanbul Baseksehir. Another player who though plays from the right back position but was not considered in the match against Zambia is Shehu Abdullahi of less fancied Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus.

Elderson Echegile was clearly not among Eagles best performers against Zambia. Though, he is expected to keep his place ahead of Kingsley Madu, he will need to work extra hard to keep the mercurial Riyadh Mahrez in check especially as Rohr has made it clear that he won’t be paying special attention to the winger cum playmaker.

William Troost Ekong whose place has been cemented in the back of Eagles defense will wait for Rohr to decide between embattled Kenneth Omeruo and recently recovered Leon Balogun to know who he will be paired with in the Eagles Central defense.

Midfield Maestro, John Mikel Obi is expected to marshal the midfield with Ogenyi Onazi with the assistance of Anderson Esiti and Nosa Igiebor who will most likely start from the Eagles bench.

The wonderful three of Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses will most likely start in front of the defensive and central midfield duo of Mikel and Onazi. It remains to be seen if the inform Super Eagles assistant captain, Ahmed Musa will start from the bench with the likes of Moses simon and Oghenekaro Etebo.

Bereaved Odion Ighalo who was misseing in the Ndola cracker is expected to dislodge Brown Ideye for the number nine shirt in Uyo. Isaac success that may be appearing with the senior national team for the first time is expected to start from the Eagles bench.