Capped once by Nigeria at senior level in 2021 by former coach Gernot Rohr , Marcus Abraham of Portuguese side Estrela Amadora has been in the wilderness for almost six years.
He played in the double header friendly game against Cameroon as a 20 year old, viewed as a future prospect who will grow into becoming a mainstay of the team.
That dream failed to materialise, but this season he is delivering on the promises that made FC Porto to sign him for the B team four years ago. He however failed to make a breakthrough to the senior team leading to his exit in the summer.
At Estrela he has become a regular with five goals and five assists in 24 games for the modest team, who are 12th on the league table. On Friday he had two assists and a goal in their 4-0 win over Casa Pia.
His form caught the eyes of Brazilian top division side Atletico Paranaense who made a bid for his signing, but Estrela declined believing that in the summer he will be worth more and could move to a top team in a top European League.
