Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Alebiosu is in danger of not making the Super Eagles squad for the Africa Cup of Nations as he is yet to be issued a Nigerian passport, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Born in England to parents of Nigerian descent, Alebiosu has already agreed to play for Nigeria at senior international level and can be immediately available for the AFCON as he hasn’t represented England at any level.
He has already held talks with head coach Eric Chelle, which informed his decision to start the process of acquiring a Nigerian passport in order to be available for the tournament in Morocco.
However sources say as at yesterday, the 23 year old is yet to submit his passport which means his name will be struck out and potentially replaced ahead of the start of camping on the 8th of December.
This season Alebiosu has excelled at right back for the English Championship side with one goal and assist in 16 games so far. He joined the club in the summer from Belgium side Kortrijk on an initial three-year contract with the option of an extra 12 months.
