Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has marked down young Nigerian goalkeeper James Emmanuel of Turkish side Gaziantep FK for further scouting.
The young shot stopper has impressed for the U23 of the Turkish side and has trained severally with the first team with many speculating that he could make his debut before the season ends.
19 year old James was lined up by coach Ladan Bosso of the Nigeria U20 for the WAFU Championship but his club turned down the option of allowing him play for the Flying Eagles.
A source close to Rohr revealed that the Franco-German coach is aware of the progress of the shot stopper and he is tracking his progress for a possible invitation to the Super Eagles.
“ Rohr knows him a lot and already scouts are on his case tracking his progress. If he continue to improve there is a chance that he could get a call up in the future because the team needs young goalkeepers”, he said.
