Coach of Nigeria’s Super
Eagles,Stephen Keshi, has lamented the possible absence of Bayer
Leverkusen midfielder,Sidney Sam, from the squad that will prosecute the
South Africa 2013 Nations Cup for Nigeria.
The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) can only begin to process the
paper-works for the German-born player,who is also eligible to play for
Nigeria,after the Nations Cup,because FIFA cannot issue a clearance for
the player before the tournament.
Keshi has been chasing the player for a long time now,before Sam
agreed to play for his father’s country,despite representing Germany in
the youth levels.
“The NFF is pushing hard for Sam to be here but it depends on how
long that will take, I would have loved to have him around for the
nation’s cup but to be frank, the world cup qualifiers are close so
maybe he’ll be around for that “ Keshi told Brila FM.
Keshi once stated that he wants to get the best players for
Nigeria,irrespective of where they are,which explains why players like
Shola Ameobi,Bright Dike and Victor Moses now play for Nigeria,despite
being eligible to play for other countries.
But does Keshi not have enough arsenal in his midfield to prosecute the Nations Cup? will Sam be a big miss?
Source: All Sports
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