The push to be a part of the senior national team of Nigeria under new coach Jose Peseiro is on for several players who have fallen out of favour before the appointment of the Portuguese coach.
The surest way to get into the plans of the coach is to use the ongoing season to make a statement and catch his attention with the team not playing any competitive game till next year, following the postponement of the AFCON qualifiers.
One player who hasn’t done his chances any bad at least in the last two games has to be Bordeaux of France forward Josh Maja, who was close to a move to Birmingham City before the recent closure of the summer transfer window.
Maja stayed behind at relegated France side Bordeaux and ensure they keep their position as leaders with a hattrick to power them to a 3-0 win over Paris FC. Last week he was on target in the 4-0 win over Quevilly Rouen. The forward who has one cap for Nigeria also has three assists.
Bordeaux are in line for promotion back to Ligue 1 as they presently lead with maximum points from all seven games played so far.
