Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi feels regular club
football can help him achieve his FIFA World Cup dream with Nigeria.
The 32-year-old forward has recently returned to
Newcastle's starting line-up and netted in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to
Swansea City.
The goal – Ameobi's first in the Premier League since
December 2012 – has re-ignited his World Cup bid.
And the forward, who represented England at Under-21
level before switching allegiance to Nigeria in 2009, wants to play all of
Newcastle's remaining games in his efforts to reach Brazil.
Ameobi told The Northern Echo: "I just want to do
everything I can for Newcastle, but from a World Cup point of view, then
obviously the more I play, the better chance I have going.
"My focus is on playing for Newcastle because if I
do that, then hopefully everything else will take care of itself.
"Make no mistake, I want to play games for this
football club and help us do well. That is my priority.
"The World Cup is the World Cup and any player worth
his salt would want to be there. But if I'm not playing for Newcastle then
there's a very good chance that I won't be in the Nigeria squad either."
Ameobi's current deal expires in June and manager Alan
Pardew is sure to chase forwards in the transfer window to bolster his squad.
On the subject of a new deal, Ameobi said talks have been
delayed until the season's end.
"We'll discuss everything about my future at the end
of the season," he added.
"I haven't really thought about what might or might
not happen at all yet because this isn't the right moment.
"There's a lot going on at the moment, and things
are pretty tense. We have to make sure we don't let this season fizzle out, and
then once it's finished, that'll be the time to get around a table and talk
about the future."
Culled from Soccerway
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