Nigeria Coach Confirms Tottenham Starlet Oduwa Will Play At Pre-Olympic Tournament

Tottenham Hotspur winger Nathan Oduwa has taken his first steps towards achieving his ambition of representing the Nigeria U23s at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

The Dream Team VI manager Samson Siasia has confirmed that the former England youth-teamer has definitely made his roster for the upcoming Four-Nation tournament in South Korea.

“Nathan Oduwa is going for the tournament in Korea. On Monday, the rest of the foreign-based professionals that made the squad will be confirmed, ” Samson Siasia briefly informed allnigeriasoccer.com on Friday night.

Born in Bloomsbury, England, Nathan Oduwa had 13 caps in total for the England youth teams, all of them coming in friendly games, before he was convinced to change his allegiance from The Young Lions to Nigeria.

The 20-year-old made his maiden appearance for the Nigeria U23s in their 1-0 win over Brazil back in March.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel