Osaze wants to be Eagles' Point Man

Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion striker Osaze Odemwingie has vowed to bang in more goals for club and country if he is played as top striker.

"I prefer to play as a point man because I will be closer to the goal and hopefully my manager at my club at West Bromwich Albion would keep me as the point man, which would help me score more goals for my team as well as my country," Osaze said.

"I started out for West Brom as the top striker and I scored on my debut, but for my next game against Liverpool, I was played on the wing because one of our wingers was injured."

He fired blanks in the game at Liverpool and he was also not on the score sheet in Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar after Obafemi Martins and Michael Eneramo were picked to lead the Eagles attack.

Osaze also predicted a tough match for the Eagles away to Guinea in a Nations Cup qualifier next month.

"The match against Guinea will be very tough because I heard that they won their game (4-1 away to Ethiopia) and they are currently topping our group while we are second with same points. Definitely playing the match at home soil will give them an advantage, said Odemwingie.

"I remember the last time we played, we lost 1-0 and it was a very hard game for us."

The former Locomotiv Moscow star said he has put behind him a racist's attack by fans of his former Russian club.

"It is not affecting me that much now. I have put it behind but definitely no one is happy about it. It is very sad but I would advise that such things should be totally eradicated in world football," Osaze enjoined.

"It is not good for the game. We should do everything humanly possible to remove racism from the game."

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