Striker not yet in Oliseh’s plan

Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh has revealed that he has not considered Obafemi Martins for the Super Eagles.

The former Inter Milan striker who last played for Super Eagles of Nigeria in 2013, was reported to be primed for a recall by Oliseh.

The news of Emmanuel Emenike’s retirement further prompted the reports which Oliseh has however shut down.

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Ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers next month, Oliseh has revealed he has not considered recalling the inform striker who has scored 14 MLS goals in 19 appearances for Sounders who sit fifth on the Western Conference log.

”We have so many strikers to look at, we can’t focus on just a player,” Oliseh told Football Live.

“We have a pool of players composed of 5 or 6 and Prior to Yesterday we have not really looked outside for new strikers because Emenike was part of the plan.

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”Perhaps now we’ll turn the searchlight in the direction of a striker but we can’t start that now too, until the CHAN qualifier on Sunday; so before Monday I’ll sit down with my assistants and we’ll decide” Oliseh stressed.

The Super Eagles will travel to face Swaziland for the first leg tie of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers on the weekend of November 9-10 with the second leg to be played in Nigeria a week later.