Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi ahead of the Mexico friendly has promptly
replad injured Joseph Yobo with a relatively ‘unknown’ central defender from
Germany’s Bundesliga, Leon Balogun.
Balogun who plies his trade with Fortuna Dusseldorf has
already arrived at the Atlanta, Georgia camp of the Eagles as he hopes for a
debut show with the reigning African champions.
Ben Alaiya the Super Eagles Media Officer has already
confirmed the invitation and arrival of Balogun even as he tips the defender
for a ‘bright’ future with the national team.
“Yobo has been replaced by the Coach, he has invited Leon
Balogun who plays for Fortuna Dusseldorf in Germany and surprisingly he is here
already. The Eagles spokesperson stated during
his camp updates on Brila Fm.
Alaiya who assured that he will issue a statement on the
new invitee tried to give a brief description about the potential debutant.
He said:- “He is fair-complexioned, he is like ‘oyinbo’…
if you remember back in the days Reuben Agboola, he looks exactly the same.
Checks by FCNaija reveal that Leon Balogun who is 25
years old is not a regular player even in the lower division with Fortuna
Dusseldorf, his team is occupying 11th position on the log, the player has
however shown keen interest in playing for Nigeria.
Culled from FCNaija
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