William Osula who scored the winner for ten man Newcastle United against Manchester United yesterday in the English Premier League is eligible to play for the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Born in Denmark to a Danish mother and a Nigerian-French father, he moved to England at a young age, making him eligible to play for four countries at international level in Denmark, France, England and Nigeria.
So far he has only played for Denmark at U19 level in a friendly game leaving him eligible for others. He couldn’t honour his first call up to the senior national team of Denmark last year due to injury.
Shortly after he was called up by Denmark, he revealed that playing for the senior national team of Nigeria is a possibility, because of his strong Nigerian roots but he feels more comfortable with Denmark.
” I appreciate my Nigerian roots and follow the senior team which was a possibility for me. But I feel very much at home with Denmark and I look forward to having a good international career there”, he stated.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
