Chiedozie Ogbene focused on improving to reclaim Ireland spot

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Chiedozie Ogbene during an Ireland training session at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

They may be irrelevant end-of-year friendlies in the eyes of some but Chiedozie Ogbene is treating the games against Norway and Malta as avenues to reclaiming his Ireland spot.

While the Corkman ended the World Cup qualifying campaign as first-choice attacker and started the Nations League series with similar status, he’s fallen down the pecking order.