The coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro is in Italy to hold talks with Atalanta defender Caleb Okoli on switching from Italy to Nigeria, the coach has confirmed.
Okoli currently plays for the U21 of Italy where he has ten caps but the last of his appearances came in September 2021. This season he has played more games than he has ever in the Italian top division for Atalanta.
With 13 appearances this season and with Nigeria having a defensive crisis and keen on having young players, Peseiro has revealed that he intends to hold talks with the 21 year old on representing Nigeria, with the hope that his teammate Ademola Lookman will help convince him as well.
It’s a follow up to what he said last year about the defender and he said after today’s game between Napoli and Atalanta he will hold talks with him and other Nigerian players playing in the Serie A.
“This is fundamental. Cyriel Dessers from Cremonese, Ola Aina at Torino, Tyrone Ebuehi from Empoli, Kingsley Ezhibue and Isaac Success from Udinese and… Caleb Okoli from Atalanta, now with the Under 21 team. I would like him to choose Nigeria. Who knows, maybe through Ademola Lookman”, he said to Ilinapolionline.com.
Mohammed Mowiz
