Arsenal youngsters Chuba Akpom and Semi Ajayi have expressed interest to feature in Nigeria’s AFCON warm-ups against Cote d’Ivoire and Mali in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, next month.
Highly–rated
duo Ajayi and Akpom could now be called up by coach Daniel Amokachi for the
trip, alongside Steven Ukoh, who has been cleared by world football governing
body to play for Nigeria after he has represented Switzerland at various
age-grade levels.
This is
according to an official statement from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
signed by communications assistant director Ademola Olajire. Ajayi, who has
been on the wings of the Arsenal main squad, has already represented Nigeria at
U20 level having featured at last year’s Toulon Festival in France.
He is a
ball playing central defender.
Nigeria
play Cup of Nations-bound Cote d’Ivoire on January 9, before facing Mali.
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