Nigeria: Siasia Blacklists Etuhu

10 August 2011

Fulham midfielder, Dickson Etuhu may not play for the national team in the foreseeable future after he turned down a late invitation handed him by the Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia.

The coach was in dire need of players to strengthen his squad that would face the Black Stars of Ghana in an international friendly game yesterday following the withdrawal of many of the players earlier invited for the match. Siasia had invited Etuhu and Danny Shittu as late inclusion to the team, but Etuhu reportedly turned down the invite, a development that irked the national team coach.

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