Super Eagles Striker, Ikechukwu Uche Rubbishes Keshi's 'Begging' Claims

Nigeria's Super Eagles and Villarreal forward, Ikechukwu Uche has denied claims by coach Stephen Keshi that he demanded for apology before honouring an invitation to play for the Super Eagles. Keshi on Wednesday revealed the pint-sized player was not invited to be part of the team to play Congo and South

Africa in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers because he wanted to be begged.

"He was supposed to be part of the team that is presently in camp but he said we must beg him first to play for Nigeria because he was left out of some competitions but I can’t beg anyone to play for Nigeria, impossible. That’s why he is not here,” said Keshi in a press release by Super Eagles media officer Ben Alaiya.

Reacting to this accusation, the former Getafe player said he never demanded for any special treatment to play for his country. "It's an honour to play for Nigeria. I don't expect to be begged or given special treatment. I'm available when/if considered for selection," Uche wrote via his Twitter account.

Uche fell out with the ‘Big Boss’ during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa and has been snubbed since, missing the Confederations Cup and 2014 Fifa World Cup despite being Nigeria's highest scoring striker in Europe in that period.