19 year old Arsenal defender Joseph Olowu has explained why he made up his mind to play for Nigeria despite the fact that he is eligible to play for England as well.
The Arsenal U23 defender was suppose to be a part of the Nigeria U20 team for the World Youth Championship in Poland but injury made him miss out on a spot in the team.
Despite the setback, he still travelled to Poland to watch and cheer the Nigerian team who were sent packing from the tournament in the round of 16 by Senegal.
Explaining his decision, Olowu who progressed through the youth rank of Arsenal to the U23s said it has always been his dream and also his parents for him to play for Nigeria, moreso as he was born in Nigeria.
” The honour of representing Nigeria, the country my parents and entire family are from and even the fact that I was born there was possibly my biggest reason “, Olowu told Owngoalnigeria.com.
Speaking further he said the influx of young players like Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze and Ola Aina and Wilfred Ndidi makes the future of the team exciting and he will like to be a part of it.
” Things are looking really exciting for the Super Eagles with the young players coming through such as Iwobi, Aina, Ndidi and Chukwueze and I will like to be a part of it”.
