SC Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu to become the next shot-stopper for the Super Eagles.
However, the goalie has to first of all switch his international allegiance from Germany to Nigeria and this is where the difficulty lies
There is the belief among sports enthusiasts that it may prove difficult for the Germany born goalkeeper to switch his allegiance to the three times African champions.
The Super Eagles are currently going through a goalkeeper crisis with Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and the others currently in the team appearing to have failed to meet the expectations of football lovers in the country.
Uzoho, who was in-between the sticks in Nigeria’s latest friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, made some costly blunders.
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF and the management team are now looking out for the best hands in Europe who are of Nigerian descent.
Atubolu is one of those being considered but speaking about the possibility of the Freiburg goalkeeper playing for his father land, Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro, said it will be difficult to convince him.
Nigeria needs to solve their goalkeeping issues before they start their 2026 World Cup qualifiers and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Atubolu has played at the U17, U19, U20 and U21 levels for Germany.
German-based Nigerian journalist Oma Akatugba, said that in his conversation with Peseiro, the Portuguese believed it would be difficult to convince Atubolu to wear the green and white colours but promised to try to work on the goalkeeper.
