It Was Bad Watching AFCON From Home - Maduka Okoye Says After AFCON Snub

Maduka Okoye

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has disclosed plans to return to the Nigerian national team after he was snubbed at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.

Okoye endured a bad spell at Sky Bet Championship, Watford last season due to injury but secured a permanent move to Serie A club Udinese last summer in a bid to revive his career.

The 24-year-old, who is now a regular starter at Udinese hopes to get a shot at the Super Eagles again but faces serious competition in the person of in-form goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali.

“I’m very well now. I feel 100%,” Okoye told the club’s official website.

”The national team is an important thing for me and I want to return as soon as possible. It was bad watching the Africa Cup of Nations from home, but this is football . ”