The chances of Crystal Palace forward Ademola Ola-Adebomi making the final list of players for the Nigeria U20 team ahead of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations has taken a big hit, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Ademola arrived the camp of the team two days ago, few days after grabbing a brace in a 4-2 win against Brighton in the English Premier League 2. He was however given just three days to be at the camp for a decision to be communicated back to Palace if he is in the final squad for the tournament or not.
That he has just three days to spend in the camp means a decision must be taken on his inclusion in the final list without him taking part in any test games. Something which the coaches weren’t too comfortable with and decided to let him return back to England.
At Palace he has won a spot as the top striker of the team at U23 and staying longer in Nigeria without a clear definition on if he will be at the tournament will slow the progress he has made in recent days. A lack of communication was also blamed for the confusion that has engulfed his presence in the camp.
“We communicated to the Nigeria U20 officials not the coach that Ade has just three days to spend for a decision to be reached. Apparently that information wasn’t passed to the coaches and now everything is so messed up and annoying. A gap in communication from their ends not ours should be blamed”, a source in the camp of the player told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
Responding a member of the technical crew said they weren’t aware he has limited days else they would have asked him to stay back and join the team if they qualify for the World Cup. He said Ola-Adebomi will stay be considered for the World Cup if they make it. Saying it’s actually not an issue that should be over flogged.
