Austin Ejide returns to Super Eagles

ISRAEL-BASED goalkeeper, Austin Ejide will be recalled to the Super Eagles after over five months in international wilderness.Ejide was last in action for the Eagles in coach Samson Siasia's last game in charge, a friendly against Ghana in London, which ended in a goalless draw with Ejide drawing a couple of top-class saves.His club Maccabi Petah Tikva was relegated this season after it finished 14th in the 16-team Israeli championship.Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Ike Shorumu told MTNFootball.com in an exclusive interview that three goal keepers would be named for the June qualifiers against Namibia, Malawi and Rwanda."You know my department is very sensitive. I have settled for three goal keepers for the June games: two foreign- based and one home-based. Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide and Chigozie Agbim," he specially disclosed.'The idea is to have Agbim learn from the two foreign-based like I did during my days with Peter Rufai and Wilfred (Agbonavbare)."Shorunmu, who played professionally in Switzerland for several seasons, told added that he was not disturbed that Eagles first-choice Enyeama has yet to establish himself at French club Lille.'For him to be on the bench week in, week out and travel with the team means he is in top shape, so it will be wrong to say he is not fit,' defended Shorunmu.Ejide, Tribunesports reports first broke into Nigeria's senior national football in 2002 under Chief Adegboye Onigbinde during preparatory games for the year's World Cup finals South Korea-Japan.Earlier under Stephen Keshi. Ejide had featured for Nigeria's U-20 African Youth Championship in Ethiopia in 2001.
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