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Rohr Reveals Why Mikel, Moses And Ighalo Retired From The National Team

by Joba Ogunwale
October 3, 2020
in News, Nigeria
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The three players were part of the Nigeria squad that played at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but two years after, they are no longer with the team

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has revealed former stars, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo decided to retire from international football for family reasons and to concentrate on club football.

Moses shocked Nigerians after the 2018 World Cup when he announced his retirement from the Nigeria national team at the age of 27.

Mikel and Ighalo meanwhile were still with the team after the World Cup. But the former U-20 stars called time on their international career following Nigeria’s third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

For many fans, their decision to retire was a shock, especially, Ighalo, who finished as the top scorer at the Afcon tournament in Egypt.

However, speaking in an interview on FIFA website, Rohr shed more light on the reason why his former players decided to quit the national team.

“We were sorry Moses retired. The same applies to Obi Mikel and Ighalo because they’re fantastic players,” Rohr said.

“They decided to retire for family reasons or to play in China and focus on their club careers, and we respected their decisions,” he added.

Tags: Gernot RohrJohn Mikel ObiOdion IghaloSuper Eagles
Joba Ogunwale

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Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

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