Manchester City 17 year old striker Tai Sodje could be in line for a senior national team debut with the senior national team of Nigeria with coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr revealing his admiration for the forward.
Sodje has scored 19 goals in 20 games this season in the English U-18 Premier League and he famously turned down an invitation to be a part of the English U19 team.
His desire is to follow in the footsteps of his uncles Sam and Efe Sodje who all represented Nigeria at senior level and that chance could come much earlier than many expected.
Coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr admitted that he is aware of the forward and he is a strong admirer of his goal scoring record. He said he has been marked for extensive scouting.
“ I like him a lot with the record of goals he has scored so far. He is at Manchester City and it’s nice to know he wants to play for Nigeria. My assistant will keep an eye on his progress and we will take it from there”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com
