Head coach of English Championship side Blackburn Rovers Michael O’Neill says playing for the senior national team of Nigeria has made Ryan Alebiosu a better player, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Alebiosu was a member of the senior national team of Nigeria and played the entirety of their third group game against Uganda, a game which they won to seal a perfect record in the group stage of the tournament.
An injury picked up in the game made him to miss the remainder of the tournament, where Nigeria finished as third. Despite his limited game time he is now a better player according to O’Neill.
” You can see he has improved a lot from when he came and now it a taste of playing in an international tournament he is now much better by way of experience and leadership”, the coach said after the 24 year old picked his fifth assist of the season in their 3-1 away win over Sheffield United.
He has been linked with a summer move to Italian Serie A side Genoa, Scottish giants Rangers and a host of others.
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