There are concerns over the availability of Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi for the senior national team of Nigeria for the upcoming high profile friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Iwobi has been ruled out of the season after picking up a hamstring injury, and it has put his availability for the Super Eagles games in May in doubt.
Head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle is aware of the situation and has a replacement lined up already in Derby County midfielder David Ozoh, who is waiting on an authorisation letter from the English FA to FIFA clearing the way to play for Nigeria.
If all goes according to plan, he will be in the squad for the Unity Cup, where his performance will be assessed for inclusion in the high profile friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively in May.
Ozoh has been a revelation for Derby County where he is on loan from English Premier League side Crystal Palace, making a total of 32 appearances with two goals.
” The Derby County midfielder (Ozoh) need clearance from the English FA to play at the Unity Cup. Once that is done he will be in the team and a good performance will see him take Iwobi’s place for the games in May, if he fails to make it”, a source close to the coach revealed.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
