The 34-year-old looks to be first choice for the Amakhosi, but he faces a Herculean task in supplanting the Super Eagles No. 1
Daniel Akpeyi, it seems, must regularly defend himself in light of critics and their inclination to find a new stick to beat him with every now and again.
At 34, the Kaizer Chiefs shot-stopper still divides opinion for club and country. The ex-Chippa United man has never truly won the trust of Nigeria fans, owing to his chequered time with the Super Eagles.
There was a sense he’d run out of chances following a schoolboy error in a friendly against Argentina in 2017, but he recovered to largely thrive at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.