'Oyibo Combination' Balogun And Ekong: A Delight To Watch

The Super Eagles central defense hasn't really been stable for sometime, due to factors ranging from quality, instability and lack of understanding.

We had the luxury of picking players like Christian Chukwu, Stephen Keshi, Okechukwu, Taribo West and Joseph Yobo in the past.

Getting two quality players to play at the heart of the defence is a task that is usually difficult to accomplish.

In the last 15 years, we haven't really had the solidity required from our central defenders.

Isaac Okoronkwo, Furo Iyeneme, Godfrey Oboabona, Godwin Okpara and a host of others have at one time or the other come with early promises but faded out.

Since Gernot Rohr was appointed as head coach of the Super Eagles, he has tried to find the right chemistry to solve the problem.

He has tried many combinations with Leon Balogun, Kenneth Omeruo, Chidozie Awaziem and William Troost Ekong available at his disposal.

The German tactician has made it clear that he is confident with the central pair of Balogun and Ekong due to their perfect understanding of the game.

You can't be faulted to say that the Super Eagles tend to be solid at the back when these two great guys are 100% fit to defend their fatherland from the enemies' attacks.

Games against Algeria and Cameroon are attestation to the fact that the Super Eagles have better times ahead with the "Oyinbo Combo".

Ademetan Abayomi