By Francis Ajuonuma
Interim Super Eagles Manager, Augustine Eguavoen may have found CSKA Moscow’s playmaker, Chidera Ejuke as the right player to handle the creative midfield role of the team.

Eguavoen, who spoke in an interview before the team departed for Cameroon yesterday,had admitted that the creative position remains one area the Super Eagles are lacking.

Under erstwhile coach Gernot Rohr, Ejuke was merely a fringe member of the Eagles, despite his fan-pleasing performances whenever he took to the pitch.

Rohr usually preferred Everton’s Alex Iwobi in the creative role for the national team, with the duo of Bordeaux’s Samuel Kalu and Rangers’ Joe Aribo also delivering mixed displays when trying their luck in that role at different times.

But Eguavoen is convinced that Ejuke’s form and talent could see him become vital for the team in Cameroon.

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“The creative role is where the team has been lacking,” the interim head coach said at the press conference before the Eagles’ departure for the 2021 Afcon.

“Of late, we have found Chidera (Ejuke), but if it is not working, we may have to change our tactics and be flexible in the way we play.”