Former Nigeria Super Eagles player, John Obi Mikel has hit out on Players of Nigerian heritage who pick Nigeria as second choice and fall back after failing to feature for their chosen first choice countries.
Mikel obi in his podcast (The obi one podcast) stated that players with dual nationality but still of Nigerian descent should not treat Nigeria as a second choice but rather be proud of their root and wait until they get a call up to represent the Nation.
In his podcast, Mikel said:
They want to play for England, France or whatever it is and then, they wait. When they get to 25 or 26 and the don't get a call up from England, they call Nigeria. We shouldn't be treated as second options. You should be proud of your African root, you should be proud to represent your African country. If you decide you want to play for England, stick to it but don't wait till 29 or 30, you've past your best and you are like 'oh Nigerian FA, i'm ready to play for you now' no, f**k off mate
Mikel's recent comment has gotten a lot of reactions with several people supporting him, stating that he is right.
Talking about making Nigeria a second choice, just recently, German-born Nigerian winger, Justin Njimah opened up on his desire to play for Germany which is his Main desire but then, he noted that if Nigeria comes calling he would weigh his options.
SEE HERE: "Germany is my big Goal but if Nigeria invites me, i will..." - 23 years old Werder Bremen Winger opens up.
Nigeria over the years have had exceptional players of Dual Citizenship who played for Nations like England, The Netherlands, etc in Junior level but opt to play for Nigeria at the senior. Such players includes Victor Moses, Williams Troost Ekong, Ola Aina, Alex Iwobi, e.t.c
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