Brentford defender Michael Kayode will meet with the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle despite a late rally from Italy, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Kayode is a member of the U21 of Italy, but he is still eligible for the senior national team of Nigeria through his parents who are immigrants from the West Africa country.
Former coach of the Italian team Gennaro Gattuso didn’t see the 21 year old as an option despite his ranking as one of the best right back in England. During the last international break he was a late addition to the U21 team.
Now with Gattuso no longer at the helm, it is believed that it will be a fresh start and interim coach Silvio Baldini knows him well from the U21. However there is a twist from what we gathered.
As at the time of this report, Baldini hasn’t made any contact with Kayode paving the way for a meeting with coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle in London, when Nigeria arrive for the Unity Cup.
The meeting was in doubts a few weeks ago, but Kayode’s representative have confirmed that they are going ahead with it, in their bid to bring a quick resolution to his international career.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
