Ex-Nigerian international, Kanu Nwankwo has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to promote Flying Eagles’ Kelechi Iheanacho and his colleagues that gave Nigeria the 4th FIFA U17 world cup at the United Arab Emirate in 2013 to the senior national team.
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The Manu Garba-led side also clinch the African U-20 Youth Championship in March and picked a world cup ticket as the African champions in staging at New Zealand in May.
Kanu said that Kelechi and Musa Yahaya have proven that they can function well in the Super Eagles haven’t been invited to camp by Stephen Keshi in a friendly game but Kanu insists its not out of place to extend regular invitations to the youngsters.
The 2-time former African footballer of the year joined the Super Eagles in 1994 as an 18 year-old pretty much the same age of the same players whose cases he’s taken up.
“Kelechi Iheanacho should be in the national team by now and I hope the Coach will give him as well as Nwakali and other players from the U20 team their chance with the Eagles.
“When you bring them into the squad now they stand the chance of learning a lot from the Senior players than leaving them out.
“These players have great talent and it’ll will do us more good if we can introduce them already,” Kanu Nwankwo explained.
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