The 30-year-old has been one of the standout players in Turkey this season, but is the victim of an aggressive youth drive by the Super Eagles coach
Amid the uncertainty that surrounds the future of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, it is perhaps proper to begin to evaluate his legacy.
Beyond arresting a rut that had seen Nigeria fail to qualify for consecutive editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, the German’s greatest impact is his determined slashing of the national team’s average age.
At the 2018 World Cup, Nigeria’s squad had the youngest squad in the competition, with an average age of 25.