Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle says a lot of players with dual nationality want to play for the Nigerian team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Since taking over as coach of the Nigerian team , the Malian who led the team to a third place finish at the AFCON in January has been active in recruiting players born abroad that can improve his team.
The coach in an interview with our correspondent said more players have contacted his scouts and some reached out to him directly with the intention of playing for the Nigerian team.
” There are some players who have reached out to my scouts. Some got across to me and my message is the same. Which is you have to show us what you can do differently from the ones we have now and what improvement you will bring”, the coach said.
” In my team we have some of the best players in Africa, but we can still make room for more in certain areas and also provide competition. The best players only deserve to play for Nigeria”, he concluded.
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