[ 2014-01-28 ]

Fatau Dauda

Fatau is not good enough - Pirates Coach
Orlando Pirates coach Roger De Sa has twisted the
knife further into his Ghanaian goalkeeper Fatau
Dauda implying he does not merit a place in the
South African side’s starting line-up because of
his unimpressive showing in training.

The latest comments of the coach could hugely
damage Dauda’s chances of making it to the World
Cup as his position in the Black Stars is under
scrutiny because of the lack of playing time in
South Africa.

This comes just four weeks after De Sa claimed
that the Ghanaian shot-stopper must look for
playing time elsewhere – a statement that
angered the club.

The 28-year-old has been under intense pressure
from the Ghanaian media over his bench role at
Pirates which resulted in comments that he should
be excluded from the Black Stars squad for the
World Cup in June.

Supporters of the South African giants have been
piling pressure on De Sa for Dauda to be given the
starting role after the first choice goalkeeper
Meyiwa leaked goals badly.

But the Pirates coach says he has chosen Meyiwa as
the first choice because of the impressive
showing.

“Dauda is on the bench based on what I see at
training. We don’t pick based on media stories.
You guys don’t see what we see,” the Orlando
Pirates coach said on Monday night after their 2-1
win over Ajax Cape Town in a PSL match.

“If Dauda is good enough to be on the bench he
will be, and if he is sharp enough to play then
he will.”

Dauda has not played a competitive match for
Pirates since joining them from Ghanaian side
AshGold in August.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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