No longer super: ‘Nigeria have to bring in foreign-born players because their league is not producing enough talent’
Multiple sources interviewed for this article, who asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships, have suggested that some players are reluctant to represent them because of repeated off-field issues and a lack of professionalism.
From most feared team in Africa to serial bunglers. how Nigeria’s Super Eagles are into descending AFCON whipping boys
He is not the only player with mixed heritage they have missed out on. Eze’s Arsenal team-mates Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke have Nigerian roots, too. Michael Olise of Bayern Munich, who plays for France but was also eligible for Algeria and England, was on the standby list for Nigeria’s AFCON qualifying-phase games in March 2021. Olise was only 19 and playing for Reading in the Championship at the time.