Former Tremendous Eagles midfielder Duke Udi has recognized a scarcity of self-discipline because the essential issue hindering Nigeria’s nationwide workforce from dominating African soccer, Soccernet.ng stories.
Talking candidly in regards to the Tremendous Eagles’ potential, Udi, who as soon as starred for Slovakian facet Slovan Bratislava, praised the workforce’s wealth of expertise, describing it as each supervisor’s dream.
The previous Capturing Stats hero emphasised that apart from Senegal and Morocco, no African workforce can rival Nigeria’s depth of expertise.
“This present Tremendous Eagles workforce can do with out anyone. We’ve got a powerful workforce—it’s simply in regards to the coaches sitting down, constructing chemistry, and making the best choices,” Udi advised Brila.
“Even when a key participant is lacking, now we have good gamers to win any recreation.”
Regardless of boasting star-studded squads lately, Nigeria have struggled for consistency.
The Tremendous Eagles final gained the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and whereas they reached the ultimate earlier this yr, they’ve did not dominate as anticipated.
Nigeria secured qualification for the 2025 AFCON with ease, however they presently face an uphill battle to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, trailing behind South Africa, Rwanda, and Benin in a gaggle they had been predicted to guide.
Udi burdened self-discipline because the lacking ingredient to unlock the workforce’s potential.
“What we want is simply self-discipline,” the previous Enyimba playmaker mentioned. “As soon as self-discipline is established, any coach who is available in will thank God for this workforce.”
Udi added, “In the entire of Africa, except for Senegal and Morocco, no workforce has our depth of expertise. When you may have high quality gamers, it’s only a matter of placing issues collectively and serving to the workforce gel.”
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles are presently ranked the fourth-best workforce in Africa behind solely Morocco, Senegal, and Egypt.
