Chelsea defender Tosin Adarabioyo stands no chance of playing for Nigeria at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Nigeria will head into the AFCON without their captain William Troost-Ekong, who announced his retirement from international football last week. Tosin who is of Nigerian descent has been tipped to be his likely replacement.
There has been talks about the 28 year old playing for Nigeria at the tournament, but those reports and suggestions are well off the mark according to a chieftain of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
” No one has spoken to Tosin and no way will he be a part of a team which submitted the preliminary list without his name. He is a Nigerian and can always aspire to play for Nigeria but in this time around he is not an option”, he revealed.
Pressed on if the lanky defender has been approached by Chelle since his appointment, he said nothing like that has taken place to the best of his knowledge. ” There is nothing like that under Chelle but I think with Austine Eguavoen and Jose Peseiro he was approached to play for Super Eagles”, he revealed.
