SUPER EAGLES: Ikechukwu Uche Denies Keshi Claims

Striker, Ikechukwu Uche, has reacted to comments of the Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, that he refused to honour a call-up to the national team. Keshi said earlier this week that Uche was contacted by the secretary of the Super Eagles, Dayo Enebi, to know if he had a South African visa ahead of the match against Bafana Bafana.

The Nigerian manager also said he had included Uche in the team for the Afcon matches against Congo and South Africa, but chalked it off following what he claimed was a poor response from the Villareal striker to the Super Eagles' secretary.

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Rejected Ikechukwu Uche Happy To End Season As Villareal's Top Scorer

With one game to go in the Spanish La Liga, rejected Super Eagles striker, Ikechukwu Uche says he is happy to end the season as his club,Villareal's top scorer.

The Nigerian, left out of Nigeria's provisional World Cup squad list by Stephen Keshi scored his 13th goal of the season on Saturday in his club's 4-0 bashing of Rayo Vallecano and said he was delighted to be the Yellow Submarine's goaleador.

''I'm happy to be Villareal's top scorer this season.It was not down to me alone but also the work done by my teammates',said Uche who acknowledged he has had a very great season despite making occasion trips to the club's medics to treat injuries.

Am Surprised At Stephen Keshi`s Statement Says Ikechukwu Uche

Estranged Super Eagles striker, Ikechukwu Uche has said that he was  surprised by coach Stephen Keshi’s declaration that he was an undisciplined player hence he was dropped from his list of players for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Uche has not played for the Eagles since the 2013 Nations Cup where he was used sparringly by coach Keshi. And despite being the highest  scoring Nigeria striker in the European League, Keshi has turned his back on the Villarreal of Spain player. He said his reason for not including Uche in his plans was because the player was badly behaved and he rarely played to instructions.

Garba Lawal Blames Keshi For Dropping Ike Uche

Former Super Eagles utility player, Garba Lawal has disagreed with national team Head Coach Stephen Keshi over the dropping of Villareal FC of Spain striker, Ike Uche from the team that will represent Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad on issue bothering on discipline.

Speaking in Abuja, Lawal stated that it is wrong of Keshi to drop one of the country’s best strikers for alleged acts of indiscipline adding that on the contrary the young man does not have a disciplinary record with the Super Eagles.

“I don’t believe in that statement. When you say a player is not disciplined, there should be evidence to prove that. If you say he is undisciplined, how come he is doing so well at his club without any complaints?," says Lawal.

STEPHEN KESHI: Free Scoring IK Uche Is In My World Cup Plans

Coach Stephen Keshi has stated that Villareal striker Ikechukwu Uche will be given a chance to fight for a shirt in his 2014 Fifa World Cup squad. Uche who last played for Nigeria at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa has been in impressive form scoring 12 goals in 19 appearances for the Yellow Submarine in the Spanish Liga.

Keshi declared that he has been monitoring his performance and would extend an invitation to him when the time comes.

"I have been following the exploits of Ike Uche in Spain just like other players in Europe and when I send in my World Cup list his efforts would not go unrewarded,” Keshi said.

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VILLAREAL 2 ALMERIA 0: Uche's Goal Sinks Almeria

Villarreal pushed themselves into an early lead through Uche, but it was Almería who dominated much of the game and despite having the majority of chances on goal throughout the encounter, they just couldn’t find an equaliser. A penalty from Soriano sentenced the game, three minutes from the end.

Uche opens the scoring for Villarreal against AlmeríaVillarreal were quick out of the blocks as they took on Almería at El Madrigal, looking to mount instant pressure on their opponents. That paid almost instant dividends, as Giovani found Uche unmarked inside the area in the 3rd minute and the Nigerian striker made no mistakes with the finish.

SUPER EAGLES: Ikechukwu Uche Equals Finidi's LA Liga Goals Record

Ikechukwu Uche has equalled the 11-goal mark of Finidi George after his brace for Villarreal on Monday night.

Uche’s double helped his side beat Real Sociedad 5-1. He scored Villarreal's second goal of the game in the 27th minute and completed his brace in the 55th minute to give his team 4-0 lead.

VIDEO: Watch Ikechukwu Uche's amazing overhead goal against Levante

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