Keshi: Why I dropped Osaze, Taiwo

MTNFootball.com specially learnt that Keshi defended his decision to drop Osaze and Taye Taiwo by citing the players’ attitude with particular reference to the Nations Cup qualifier in February in Rwanda. West Brom star striker Odemwingie was pulled off because he was below par, while Taiwo also posted a stinker as the Eagles posted a […]

MTNFootball.com specially learnt that Keshi defended his decision to drop Osaze and Taye Taiwo by citing the players’ attitude with particular reference to the Nations Cup qualifier in February in Rwanda.

West Brom star striker Odemwingie was pulled off because he was below par, while Taiwo also posted a stinker as the Eagles posted a lack-lustre goalless draw in Kigali.

Both players took exception to being hauled off the pitch and Odemwingie, for one, admitted this in a recent radio interview.

“Osaze confronted Keshi and told him that it was an insult for him to be so substituted as a senior player,” an official informed MTNFootball.com