Reports in Germany suggest that coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has made contact with on loan Freiburg left fullback Chima Okoroji, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.
Rohr has not been too impressed with the performance of Jamilu Collins lately and even dropped the Paderborn defender for the Super Eagles 4-2 win away to Lesotho in the AFCON 2021 Qualifiers.
Although Ola Aina impressed in the role, the coach is keen on having a left footed player in that role hence his quest to get more options and Okoroji is high on priority list ahead of the next international round of games in March.
22 year old Chima was born in Germany to Nigerian parents but hasn’t played for the country of his birth at any level which means he won’t be needing any sort of approval from FIFA to play for Nigeria.
This season he has enjoyed regular run of games at second division side SSV Jahn Regensburg where he is on loan from Freiburg and just like Collins, Rohr want to introduce him to the senior national team setup despite playing in the German second division.
Already contacts have been made after extensive scouting and it’s believed that the defender is also keen on playing for Nigeria as it represents his surest route to play international football for now.
