Wide Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, has urged intervening time manager, Augustine Eguavoen, the most efficient blueprint for Joe Aribo in Nigeria’s squad.
Eguavoen deployed Aribo as one in all the 2 retaining midfielders in Nigeria’s first two 2021 Africa Cup of Countries (AFCON) video games in opposition to Egypt and Sudan.
But Balogun, a teammate of Aribo’s at the membership degree wants Eguavoen to deploy the 25-year-worn within the quantity 10 unbiased for the Wide Eagles going forward.
“I in actuality gain for all time known he’s a grand participant, accurate from the time I started taking part in with him. He’s in grand gain this season and he managed to declare that to Nigeria within the relaxation two video games,” Balogun said in an Instagram Stay video.
“To me, he’s no longer taking part in in his simplest blueprint. Whenever you happen to save him in as a No.10, he will come up with extra pleasure because he is conscious of the technique to earn on players, he is conscious of the technique to lengthen the play in a manner.
“Nonetheless, I’m chuffed he’s chanced on a manner to declare his gain to the nationwide team because I reflect of us gain been staring at for long, for him to in actuality replicate the extra or less gain he has at membership degree.
“So, “I’ m in actuality chuffed he’s chanced on a manner to enact it in a clear blueprint.”
Nigeria’s next 2021 AFCON tie is in opposition to Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday.