The 27-year-old announced his decision to quit the Super Eagles sighting family and club commitment
Former Nigeria coach Christian Chukwu believes Victor Moses is replaceable after the forward retired from international duty.
Sighting family and club commitment, the Chelsea winger on Wednesday announced his sudden retirement from the national team after six years with the Super Eagles.
Moses who scored 12 goals in 37 appearances for the three-times African champions won the 2013 African Cup of Nations – a trophy that eluded Nigeria for 19 years - and featured in two World Cup tournaments.
The 67-year-old, while reacting to the decision of the former Wigan Athletic player wishes him all the best and is optimistic that the Super Eagles will find a replacement for the winger.
“He has made his decision and there is nothing we can do. We wish him good luck and all the best,” Chukwu told Goal.
“We will miss him but we have to understand that he has made his decision. He is a man and we can’t force him to do what his mind does not want to do.
“I believe he is [replaceable]. If we don’t have someone immediately in the present Super Eagles, we will look for with time, with more opportunity to others.
Nigeria will continue their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Seychelles without the influential winger on September 8.
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Nigerians like fighting over split oil. instead of thinking on how they will go and take the African cup of nations they are leaking their soup from the back of the spoon. when you go out of Nigeria you will know the strength of this country that is behaving immaturely. Nigeria is a great country in everything and talking about football, even without goalkeeper Nigeria if they want can still beat any team in Africa but they are here crying over a winger. they are not crying because moses retired they are crying for a winger. when Brazil hosted their last world cup Gabriel Jesus was a street painter,he was that young man that was designing the wall of those street but now he is in the national team. from 17 years to that 27 years old of Victor Moses age alone in Nigeria apart from the Nigerian population is about the size of another 20 countries populations in Africa and we are crying for a winger.