NFF : Iheanacho, Iwobi Will Help Everton Wonderkid Lookman In His Decision To Represent Nigeria
Published: January 19, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation will persuade Everton teen sensation Ademola Lookman to represent the Super Eagles rather than the Three Lions at senior level.
NFF’s Technical Director, Bitrus Bewarang, believes the African powerhouse stand a chance of succeeding in their pursuit of the highly-rated striker as they previously convinced Alex Iwobi, Victor Moses and Shola Ameobi to play for the national team.
“We’ve managed to get players like Moses and Iwobi in the past and Lookman will be a great addition to the national team if we got him,” Bewerang said to the BBC.
“We have a young side, the new coach is building a strong squad and having some youngsters from the Premier League [Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi] could help his decision.
“I am not desperate to see this happen but we will give it a shot.”
Lookman has won eight caps in total for England’s youth teams and could feature at this summer’s Fifa U20 World Cup.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : evertonfc.com
NFF’s Technical Director, Bitrus Bewarang, believes the African powerhouse stand a chance of succeeding in their pursuit of the highly-rated striker as they previously convinced Alex Iwobi, Victor Moses and Shola Ameobi to play for the national team.
“We’ve managed to get players like Moses and Iwobi in the past and Lookman will be a great addition to the national team if we got him,” Bewerang said to the BBC.
“We have a young side, the new coach is building a strong squad and having some youngsters from the Premier League [Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi] could help his decision.
“I am not desperate to see this happen but we will give it a shot.”
Lookman has won eight caps in total for England’s youth teams and could feature at this summer’s Fifa U20 World Cup.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : evertonfc.com
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