Hoffenheim of Germany defender Kevin Akpoguma is in line to make his debut for the senior national team of Nigeria according to coach Gernot Rohr.
The coach revealed that he will play the 25 year old who recently switched allegiance to Nigeria from Germany when they take on Algeria later today in an international friendly game in Austria.
Rohr made this known during a virtual press conference ahead of today’s game and went further in explaining the length of time it took him to convince the former German U20 captain to switch allegiance to Nigeria.
He also hinted that he will play a three man formation in order to get the best out of the defender as he thrives better in the system which has been used by Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga this season.
“It was not easy to get Akpoguma because he played a lot of game for the junior team of Germany but with I visit his dad with his mum and also see his game at Hoffenheim for the past two years we have been in touch and now finally he decided to join us”, Rohr said.
“He will surely play but I don’t know if he will start the game because it’s his first game not easy for a new player to start. He is a very important new player for us but we can only play with three at the back with him”.
