Uche: My World Cup dream is intact

Ikechukwu Uche, who many believe will not make Coach Stephen Keshi’s team to the 2014 World Cup going by the gaffer’s recent comments, still feels he has a chance like every other player to be in the Mundial Coupe squad.


  Keshi recently accused Uche of being “tactically indisciplined” and has snubbed him since last year’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph in South Africa.

  The coach sent his provisional World Cup list to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Tuesday.
  The 30-year-old Uche has been one of Nigeria’s most reliable strikers, with 18 goals in 44 matches for the country. He has scored 12 goals in the Spanish La Liga this season.

  Uche’s fate has become a hotly debated topic among Nigerian commentators, with most saying the striker should be on the World Cup roster.

 Skipper Joseph Yobo and Stoke City striker Peter Odemwingie, two other players who had fallen out of Keshi’s favour, are both expected to be recalled by Nigeria in time for the tournament in Brazil.