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Serious concerns as Super Eagles goalkeepers concede multiple goals ahead of clash | READ DETAILS

chuks oti

Nov 02, 2020

Super Eagles goalkeepers, Daniel Akpeyi and Maduka Okoye, both conceded three and four goals respectively over the weekend for their respective teams.

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Akpeyi, who was making his second start of the season for Kaizer Chiefs, conceded three times against Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 semi-final on Saturday.

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His compatriot, Okoye, also let in four goals on his Eredivisie debut for Sparta Rotterdam who lost 4-1 to Heerenveen on Sunday.

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Incidentally, this is not the first time Okoye is conceding four goals in a game.

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The 21-year-old had conceded four goals in Regionalliga division, while in action for Fortuna Dusseldorf II, who lost 4-2 to Borussia Dortmund II in 2019.

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Both Akpeyi and Okoye have been called up by Gernot Rohr, for next week's 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Sierra Leone.

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