Passport palaver: Oliseh drops Salami from Tanzania match
Warri Wolves
striker Gbolahan Salami’s passport palaver caused him to lose
concentration and form. As a result, the Glo Premier League hotshot has
been dropped from the Super Eagles squad billed to take on the Taifa
Stars of Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier this
weekend.
Salami was a surprise exclusion from a list of players from the
domestic league who will continue training with the Super Eagles in
Abuja in the new week.
A top camp source said that the non-release of the former 3SC striker’s international passport by the Norwegian embassy in Lagos was a big distraction for the striker and as a result his form suffered.
“Salami’s mind was not in the training camp. He really wants to move to Norway and the non-release of his passport by the embassy really took his mind away from the training camp. This affected his form and it was why he was dropped,” revealed the official.
“He will most likely get his passport and fly out to sign in Norway before the transfer window closes. Thereafter he will be better focused when he is invited again by the Eagles.”
Salami scored when Nigeria beat visiting Chad 2-0 in an AFCON qualifier in June in Kaduna.
Nasarawa United midfie-lder Bature Yaro, Sunshine Stars striker Tunde Adeniji and Ezekiel Bassey from Enyimba were seriously considered for the final squad to Tanzania.
Oliseh
A top camp source said that the non-release of the former 3SC striker’s international passport by the Norwegian embassy in Lagos was a big distraction for the striker and as a result his form suffered.
“Salami’s mind was not in the training camp. He really wants to move to Norway and the non-release of his passport by the embassy really took his mind away from the training camp. This affected his form and it was why he was dropped,” revealed the official.
“He will most likely get his passport and fly out to sign in Norway before the transfer window closes. Thereafter he will be better focused when he is invited again by the Eagles.”
Salami scored when Nigeria beat visiting Chad 2-0 in an AFCON qualifier in June in Kaduna.
Nasarawa United midfie-lder Bature Yaro, Sunshine Stars striker Tunde Adeniji and Ezekiel Bassey from Enyimba were seriously considered for the final squad to Tanzania.
Warri Wolves striker Gbolahan Salami’s
passport palaver caused him to lose concentration and form. As a result, the
Glo Premier League hotshot has been dropped from the Super Eagles squad billed
to take on the Taifa Stars of Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
this weekend.
Salami
was a surprise exclusion from a list of players from the domestic league
who will continue training with the Super Eagles in Abuja in the new week.
A top
camp source said that the non-release of the former 3SC striker’s international
passport by the Norwegian embassy in Lagos was a big distraction for the
striker and as a result his form suffered.
“Salami’s
mind was not in the training camp. He really wants to move to Norway and the
non-release of his passport by the embassy really took his mind away from the
training camp. This affected his form and it was why he was dropped,” revealed
the official.
“He will
most likely get his passport and fly out to sign in Norway before the transfer
window closes. Thereafter he will be better focused when he is invited again by
the Eagles.”
Salami
scored when Nigeria beat visiting Chad 2-0 in an AFCON qualifier in June in
Kaduna.
Nasarawa
United midfie-lder Bature Yaro, Sunshine Stars striker Tunde Adeniji and
Ezekiel Bassey from Enyimba were seriously considered for the final squad to
Tanzania.