A new goalkeeper will be in the camp of the Super Eagles is Nigeria when they resume for training in October, owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Coach is the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr as already established contact with the goalkeeper who was impressive last season for a team base in Europe.
The unnamed goalkeeper wasn’t born in Nigeria but he is eligible to play for Nigeria as he hasn’t represented any country at youth level with last season his most consistent so far.
Young and highly rated he will push the duo of Maduka Okoye and Francis Uzoho for the first choice spot as they are all in same age bracket with Rohr keen on moving away with the duo of Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Daniel Akpeyi.
Although Akpeyi is having one of his best season in South Africa for Kaizer Chiefs, the coach has one eye on the future of the team and at 34 , the shot stopper is gradually approaching the end of his career.
