Fulham defender Calvin Bassey says Benjamin Fredrick should be given a chance by English Premier League side Brentford after another dominant display for Nigeria against Gabon in the world cup qualifiers playoff, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Fredrick for the 5th game in a row for Nigeria was flawless and by far one of the best players for Nigeria. He kept celebrated African football star Pierre Emerick Aubameyang in check for the entire duration of the game which ended 4-1 in favour of Nigeria after extra time.
The 20 year old who was signed by Brentford two summers ago from Nigerian Academy Simoiben Football Academy is currently on loan to Belgium side FC Dender.
Bassey who is his central defence partner in the national team has seen enough to convince him that Fredrick should be given a chance at Brentford, where he was voted as the player’s player of the year for the U23 last season.
“He’s amazing. His potential is unbelievable and he’s a good kid. He wants to learn, he’s down to earth. He’s unbelievable and for me, I think Brentford should get him back in the first team because he’s so good. He’s unbelievable”, Bassey told Victor Modo after the game.
On scoring four goals for the second game running, Bassey credit the quality of the players in the team’s attack for the feat.
“We always had the quality. It’s amazing, of course, the pitch helped. We’ve always had goals in this team, look at the attack we have. It’s just about sometimes it comes off, sometimes it doesn’t.”
