The head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has confirmed that Empoli defender Tyronne Ebuehi will be in the squad for the November 17th friendly game against Portugal.
Ebuehi hasn’t played for Nigeria since the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January this year but Peseiro said after watching his performances in the Serie A for Empoli he will be a part of the squad.
26 year old Ebuehi has played in five Serie A games with an assist and with the absence of regular right back Ola Aina due to injury, Peseiro says Aina is in the squad for the high profile game in the country where he once defended the colours of Benfica.
He also said he has been taking notes of some notable performances of Nigerian players in the Serie A in particular the duo of Isaac Success and David Okereke who are at Udinese and Cremonense respectively. The idea is to hand them a call up if they continue to impress.
While Success has four senior caps to his name, Okereke hasn’t been called up to the team. This season Success has played in 14 Serie A games with two assists while Okereke has three goals and one assist in 14 League games. He also has two goals in two Italian Cup games this season.
