Nigeria To woo Super Trio for Eagles.
A top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hinted
NationSport that the Football
House has set its sight on getting the trio of Dominic Solanke
(Chelsea), Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) and Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic)
play for the Super Eagles.
The three players are all 18 years old
and all but Lookman have represented England at under age levels and a
source in the NFF told NationSport that some persons in the
Glasshouse depending on the availability of funds will soon be embarking
on tour of some England and Holland to woo eligible Nigerians to
represent their place of origin.
The source specifically disclosed that
after the success story of Alex Iwobi who now plays for the Eagles after
the intervention of the NFF, the mentioned trio alongside Chuba
Akpom(Arsenal) and a 12-year-old Lateef Omidiji Jr (FC Dordrecht U-14)
who is said could spark a bidding war between Nigeria and the USA are
all closely being monitored.
NationSport gathered that the
NFF scouts will strive to make these players commit their allegiance to
Nigeria and not follow the trend some of their compatriots took in the
past only to be used and dumped by their preferred foreign countries.
Ojo is now an established Liverpool winger and Solanke is also being
closely monitored by Chelsea in Vitesse Arnhem (Holland) where is
presently on loan after he emerged as Chelsea Youth Player of the Year
in 2015 while Lookman is also trying his best as a striker with Charlton
Athletic and he is rumoured to be on the radar of Arsenal FC.
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