Barcelona Defender Godswill Ekpolo Happy To Debut For Nigeria Against Brazil

Barcelona defender Godswill Ekpolo,20, has expressed his happiness following his debut for the Nigeria Under 23s in their heart-warming 1-0 win over Brazil on Thursday night.<br /><br />The wing-back was handed his baptism of fire by Dream Team VI interim coach Fatai Amoo after he replaced Sodiq Popoola in the second half of the contest at Est&aacute;dio Kleber Andrade - Cariacica.<br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;Football gave me the privilege to be part of this fight spirit team, my national team Nigeria U23,</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; Ekpolo said.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>So happy for my first debut and win against Brazil -0-1, one of the greatest teams in the world... More to come and more to fight for. Olympic you have been so great.</span><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br /></span>Ekpolo was born in Benin City but has lived in Spain for about 14 years and could have represented the European powerhouse internationally before he pledged his future to Nigeria.<br /><br /><b>Ifeanyi Emmanuel</b><br />
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