Rohr : Odey Has To Be Better Than Man City Striker Iheanacho Before Super Eagles Call-Up

Gernot Rohr has explained why Mountain of Fire FC striker Stephen Odey cannot be integrated into the Super Eagles squad for now, ahead of the national team's first competitive fixture of 2017.

The 19-year-old Odey is making good progress and his recent strike versus El-Kanemi was his 14th of the season, but he's not up to the quality of Kelechi Iheanacho, according to the German.

''I hope that Stephen Odey can get better because I have a Manchester City striker (Iheanacho) in my team, '' Rohr was quoted as saying by Brila FM.

''Nigeria needs more academies, less synthetic pitches. Nigeria is the biggest football nation in Africa, given the passion''.

Based on the recent pronouncement of Rohr, there's little probability of Odey being called up for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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