World football Governing body, FIFA has approved Ademola Lookman’s switch from England to Nigeria following his decision to change nationality.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that Lukman was unable to play for the Super Eagles at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, because he was yet to get clearance from the world football governing body.
The young Leicester City winger had in the past represented England at U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels.
However, in October, Lukman applied to switch his allegiance to the West African country, where his parents come from.
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This is why ex-Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, initially included the 24-year-old in his provisional list for the AFCON which didn’t later see the light of the day.
Lukman will now be eligible to play in the 2022 World Cup playoff against Ghana in March.
Meanwhile, Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has explained why he believes that his side did not deserve to lose against Tunisia in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 game.
Eguavoen had blamed bad officiating for his team’s ouster from the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.
He pointed out that his players fought a good fight.
He however disclosed that he had told the players to quickly put the loss behind them and face the job at hand in March.
‘I have told the players to pick up and ensure they qualify Nigeria for the World Cup,’ Eguavoen said.
He however pointed out that it was always very difficult when you play against a tactical side like Tunisia, especially when the officiating was not fair.
‘I won’t criticise the referee because they are masters of the game, but Alex Iwobi’s red card wasn’t fair. The foul wasn’t an intentional one,’ the coach added.
The Eagles would now take on the black stars of Ghana next month.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK