Jose Peseiro, Super Eagles head coach, says foreign-born Nigerian players must 'maximum demand and motivation' to play for the country before they can be invited to the national team
Nigeria appoints Portugal's Jose Peseiro as new head coach Jose Peseiro, Super Eagles head coach, says foreign-born Nigerian players must “maximum demand and motivation” to play for the country before they can be invited to the national team.on Sunday, Peseiro said the players’ quality is secondary to their willingness to represent Nigeria.
The English group of Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise, Folarin Balogun, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Tosin Adarabioyo are eligible to represent both England and the Eagles. However, they all have been reluctant to commit to Nigeria.Addressing the situation, Peseiro said while the assortment of talents is attractive, he would only work with players with a passion to play for the three times African champions.
“I was in some matches when I was in England to see some players, then at the same time, we discover, ‘well that player can play for us, also’, normally young players.“There are many good players with quality, capacity and good training. For us, if we want to win the next African Cup of Nations , I am happy because I have many players with the quality to create a good national team.
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