Belgium Or Nigeria? Belgian Football Expert Reveals The National Team Dessers Wants To Play For

Published: December 04, 2019

According to Belgian football journalist Peter Vandenbempt, Heracles Almelo goal machine Cyriel Dessers wants to represent the Nigeria National Team rather than his country of birth, Belgium.

It is thought that Belgium manager Roberto Martinez is happy with his attacking options with the likes of Romelu Lukaku (Inter), Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), Divock Origi (Liverpool) and Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) competing for spots.

Regarding the chances of Dessers wearing a Nigeria shirt, Vandenbempt noted that there is also intense competition for places in the Super Eagles squad.

In quotes carried by Voetbalnieuws making reference to Extra Time, Vandenbempt said : ''He is very happy in the Netherlands and said that he might continue to live there.

''It is also interesting that he is a Belgian Nigerian. He could therefore play for the national team of Nigeria. That is his distant dream, but the competition is reasonable big''.

Dessers has become one of the hottest properties in the Netherlands, scoring 61 goals and producing 25 assists in the last three years for his clubs.

Vandenbempt added : ''He is still only 24 and a real striker. I called a Dutch colleague and he says that Dessers is really phenomenal. He has not only developed himself as a goal scorer, but also as a football player''.

Leuven-born Dessers trained with Belgium's U21 national team in March 2015 but failed to make his international debut in an U21 Euro qualifier against Moldova.

Igho Kingsley