On Tuesday, Keshi named a 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup, but the list has left Akpoborie disappointed.
"Is this the strongest squad that Nigeria can take to the World Cup? My answer to that would be no," he told KickOffNigeria.com.
Akpoborie then proceeded to pick holes in Keshi's selection. "I don't believe any coach in his right mind would take any player who is still injured, who hasn't played a game after his injury in his World Cup squad.
"Secondly, we have a player who is Nigeria's best striker in Europe and has scored goals to help us qualify for this tournament and you are leaving him at home.
"Meanwhile, there is somebody else who has played only two or three games and he is in that list.
"So you ask, are we going there to participate like we did at the Confederations Cup, or are we going there to win games."
"And this is the reason why I have a problem with a Nigerian handling our Super Eagles. There is always sentiment involved in selection and I don't think the coach made this list all by himself."
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