Nigeria have been dealt a huge blow in their aim to have top quality players play for the senior national team of Nigeria populary known as the Super Eagles, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
In 2020, the former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr handed a call up to Michael Olise who was then at English Championship side Reading. He didn’t honor the invitation which according to Rohr was due to issues around securing a Nigerian passport.
He has since move to English Premier League side Crystal Palace.
Since his move, he has been one of the most coveted midfielders in the league leading to another round of debate about his international future as he is eligible for France, Algeria and Nigeria due to the fact that he was born in France to a Nigerian father and an Algerian mother.
That debate appears to have been settled according to French coach Alain Giresse, while speaking on the 21 year old who is a youth international fot France alongside Ryan Cherki. He said both players will be turning out for the senior national team of Algeria in the next few months.
“It doesn’t surprise me at all to see Michael Olise and Rayan Cherki in Algerian colours after months. The Greens have good players and every player of Algerian origin dreams of playing for Algeria,” he said,
Ade Emmanuel