Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Alebiosu has been given the all clear to represent Nigeria at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Like we exclusively reported last week , the 23 year old has already pledged his international future to Nigeria despite his eligibility for England but was facing difficulties in securing a Nigerian passport.
That report got to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) who helped in quicken the process and he finally got his passport, given head coach Eric Chelle the permission to include him in his squad for the tournament.
Chelle is said to be keen on the defender who has been a revelation this season in England, largely due to the injury to Ola Aina and Benjamin Fredrick who have both filled in at right back in big games ahead of Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Alebiosu is excepted to push Osayi-Samuel for the right back spot and with his performance so far in the same league as the Birmingham City man, it’s surely looking like he will get the nod.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
