THE NEW IHEANACHO NEEDS THE OLD IHEANACHO TO EXPLODE

The Manchester City man is now undoubtedly the main man in the Super Eagles attack, but his development exposes a profound irony
Building a team can often be like playing whack-a-mole. Solve one problem, and another arises; solve that, and there’s yet another. Because of this, teams are constantly in a state of evolution, forever working out bugs.
This is relevant to the Super Eagles in light of the World Cup qualifying victory over Zambia last month and ahead of November's showdown with Algeria. For a long time, there raged the debate over Nigeria's fabled ‘third man’ , a player to complete the national team's midfield triangle after it was clear erstwhile coach Stephen Keshi had settled on Mikel John Obi and Ogenyi Onazi as his go-to base.
The unheralded Sunday Mba and, later on, Michael Babatunde, both filled this role at major tournaments, but have since fallen through the cracks due to losses of form. However, the emergence of Kelechi Iheanacho appears to have permanently solved this conundrum.