The international future of Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman has taken a funny twist following an invitation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Goodman has made remarkable progress this year at Palace especially during pre season and also the test games played before the return of competitive football after the World Cup break. Firmly established as the first choice of the reserve team, his rise hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Eligible for Nigeria, Canada and England, he was invited to be a part of the U20 team of Nigeria who are presently in Abuja as part of their preparation for the U20 AFCON in Egypt next month.
We gathered that the shot stopper was excited by the opportunity but developed cold feet when he was told he will was told he will bear the cost of his trip, but will be reimbursed upon his arrival as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as at now can’t foot his bills.
As around that time he also received calls from the English youth team set up and that of Canada telling him that he will be a part of their squad for the next round of international games in March.
For now, it’s still unclear if he will honour the call up by Nigeria or wait till March and pick between playing for England or Canada. The Nigerian team are already in camp with training set to intensify in the coming days.
Goodman hasn’t hidden his desire to play for Nigeria and recently posted a picture of himself in the shirt of the senior national team of Nigeria on his social media account.
