Hellas Verona defender Daniel Oyegoke was a sure candidate for a late call up to the senior national team of Nigeria for the upcoming friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Head coach Eric Chelle was forced into looking for options after a host of invited players withdrew from the game, including the only right back in the team Bright Osayi-Samuel.
His withdrawal meant the team was forced into looking at options at right back, and 23 year old Oyegoke who played 15 Serie A games for Hellas Verona was one of the options.
The defender was available and won’t need a visa to travel to Poland and Portugal respectively since he holds a British passport, but he isn’t eligible to play for Nigeria in an international friendly because he doesn’t have a Nigerian passport.
It was why Chelle looked the way of Genk defender Christian Akpan who was man of the match in his debut game for the first team, and Abdullahi Bewene who is coming off a very good season in Czech Republic.
Both players can also play in multiple roles, and that versatility won Chelle over as they can also make up for other areas where other players won’t be available.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
