High flying St. Pauli winger Dapo Afolayan has reached out to the national team selectors of the senior national team of Nigeria to voice out his willingness to play for Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Afolayan has been a revelation this year for the newly promoted German side with two goals and one assist. Beyond the numbers his all round play has been generally good.
Born in England to parents of Nigerian descent, the 27 year old is eligible for both countries, but he didn’t mince words when he was asked about his international ambition as he clearly stated that his dream is to play for Nigeria at the next world cup in 2026.
“I want to kick on again, play international football. Play for Nigeria at the next World Cup, and hopefully as long as my performances keep being strong and improving, then I’ll do that”, he said in an interview made available to out editorial team.
His open declaration will no doubt catch the interest of the interim head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen, who also doubles as the technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Eguavoen led the team in interim capacity to qualification for the world cup, but he is now expected to return back to his role with the NFF for a new coach to take over before the start of the world cup qualifiers in March.
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