Keshi Explains Why He Dropped Mba From 23-Man Squad

The coach has the final say on who goes and he has made his selection, i really hope he selected the best team. The list, which was made public on Monday, sparked a lot of controversies among the Nigerian football fans. Many lamented that Mba, who played key role in winning 2013 AFCON in South Africa, was dropped.

Speaking with Fifa.com Keshi attributed his decision to Mba not being hardworking enough ahead of the upcoming tournament."His lateness to camp contributed (to his missing out) but outside that he did not show the hunger, the fight, we expected from him. We have only two and half weeks to prepare for the World Cup and he was not giving us what we wanted. He was very relaxed and it was unlike him.

Meanwhile Sunday reacting to his absence in the list made no disguise of his feelings and took to Twitter to express his disappointment saying:

 "Gutted to not make the 23 man team to the World Cup. Really wanted to fight & sweat for the glory of the team nd my beloved country."

According to Premium Times, Mba's days in the World Cup squad were counted after he had been late for the London camp ahead of the friendly against Scotland. It would be recalled that because of problems with travel documents the player was forced to return to France to make the necessary arrangements and only after that he reconnected with the team.