The father of Borussia Dortmund rave of the moment Karim Adeyemi has revealed the conversation he had with then coach of the Nigerian team Stephen Keshi.
Adeyemi was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother making him eligible for all three countries but he picked Germany and was even at the last World Cup with the team.
His father Abbey Adeyemi however said few years ago, when he was around ten years old he met then coach of the senior national team of Nigeria and told him how optimistic he was that his son will play for Nigeria in the future.
” My son plays for Germany but he was educated in the Nigerian way and I make sure he stays connected with his roots by visiting Nigeria since he was a kid. I was so sure that he will be a top star that I told the Nigerian coach Keshi back then when he was around 9-10 years old that I have a son who will in the future fly the color of Nigeria”, he said in an interview monitored by OGN.
His dream won’t be a reality as the 21 year old is no longer eligible for selection for Nigeria after representing Germany at the World Cup. He has however put Nigeria on the map when he said the local meal fufu is responsible for the speed with which he plays.
Daniel Martins