Newly invited Genk of Belgium defender Christian Akpan has arrived in the camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of the friendly game against Portugal, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Fresh from making his first team debut for Genk, where he was voted the Man of the Match he was given a shock call up by head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle.
Chelle called up the 21 year old in the wake of the withdrawal of some invited players, and some couldn’t get a visa to travel to Warsaw for the game against Poland, which ended in a 2-2 draw yesterday in Warsaw.
We exclusively reported his invitation and planned arrival today. Comfortable as a left or right back, he will now push for his debut against Portugal on the 10th of June, but face stiff competition from Abdullahi Bewene another newly invited player who held his own yesterday against Poland.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
