Liverpool and England under 20 world cup winner, Ovie Ejaria is hoping to play for the Super Eagles
after he shown interest in playing for Nigeria at the senior level.
Ovie Ejaria. Liverpool FC
Ejaria, who is currently on loan to Sky Bet Championship club Reading, conquered the world with England in 2017.
Ejaria who was born in London to Nigerian parents failed to make the Golden Eaglets squad that won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
“Paperwork is already with FIFA, and Nigerian passport needs to be renewed. All but settled for the Liverpool man who is on loan at Reading,” former Super Eagles midfielder and ESPN journalist, Colin Udoh said.
Ejaria has scored three goals and provided four assists in 35 appearances for Reading this season. Late in 2019, Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr denied giving preference pass on Reading FC player Ovie Ejaria over Queens Park Rangers star Ebere Eze.
The German tactician was reacting to some reports linking him with a statement where he was alleged to have said he preferred Ejaria in his team to the QPR star.
In a statement on Wednesday, December 10, Rohr described the purported online report as ‘totally false and very disrespectful’ while maintaining that he harbours respect for both players
Rohr also denied telling the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to hand Ejaria invite ahead of Super Eagles’ next match.
The German tactician has been subjected to criticism on the sparing use of home-based players in the national team
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has defended his decision to select primarily foreign-based players in his squads.
There have been calls for the German tactician to introduce more home-based players in his squad in order to help develop the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL.
Recently, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick revealed some terms that will be part of the 66-year-old’s new contract and it is believed the German tactician will be mandated to include a certain number of players based in the country in his squad.
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