LASK shot stopper Tobias Okiki Lawal has committed his international future to Austria just two months after training with the senior national team of Nigeria.
Lawal was part of the team that trained ahead of the friendly game against Algeria and Tunisia respectively but didn’t get to play in the games owing to administrative issues.
He however made an impression on Coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr who was quick to point out that the young shot stopper will no doubt be a part of his team if his nationality issue is sorted.
Sorting it out means he will renounced his Austrian citizenship as the country does not allow dual nationality unless with special permission.
It appears Lawal has decided to stick with the Austrian team as he was part of their U21 team during the last international break but didn’t get to play in their 4-0 win over Andorra.
As a matter of fact he wasn’t even named on the bench for the game but from all indication he is willing to stick with Austria as it is highly unlikely that he will be offered a waiver to own another passport.
