Recently invited Super Eagles goalkeeper Tobias Okiki Lawal had a man of the match debut for the first team of LASK despite conceding three goals as they slump to a 0-3 defeat against Rapid Vienna.
20 year old Lawal was invited to the senior national team of Nigeria by coach Gernot Rohr but he turned it down citing the issue of not possessing a Nigerian passport but subsequent reports suggest otherwise.
According to some reports he decided not to commit to Nigeria now as he believe he is not ready yet with his main focus on making himself the undisputed first choice of LASK.
Despite his decision, he is still not thinking about making a u-turn on his decision to play for Nigeria ahead of England “ Yes I would happily play for Nigeria in the future if they are interested in me. I still prefer to play for Nigeria “, the goalkeeper who is eligible for Austria told Owngoalnigeria.com.
His spot in the senior national team of Nigeria for the upcoming friendly games against Algeria and Tunisia was handed to Matthew Yakubu of SKF Sered of Slovakia.
