With the present dwindling fortunes in Nigerian football and the tepid and indecisiveness on the parts of the football administrators, another of the foreign legion of Nigerian footballers, has thrown his hat into the ring.
Speaking in exclusive interview after one of his rigorous training sessions, former U23 international striker, Alfred Emoefe Emuejeraye, lamented the present status of Nigeria football. “It was such a pain watching the Nigerian team play at the on-going CHAN,” he said.
“The team played without cordination and obviously, that was not the best we can get from our local league,” the former Julius Berger fc star noted.
After playing for 13 years with different club sides in Asia and Europe, including SC Grasshopper in Switzerland and Tiajin Teda in the Chinese Super League, the fleet-footed attacker revealed that he has decided to return home to play top flight league football and possibly, the Super Eagles, again.
“I am ready to play top flight football in the Nigeria league. My experience would definitely prove invaluable to any team in the league. I want to commend the LMC for encouraging experienced foreign based Nigerian footballers to return home and play
in the premier league. According to Emuejeraye, who was the top scorer for the Nigeria U23 team who won silver medal at the football event of the 8th All Africa Games in Abuja in 2003,he would love to play again for Nigeria.
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“I want to play again for Nigeria ,because the team certainly need the invaluable experience and quality people like me, can add to the team at this critical period,” the lanky striker quipped confidently.
Continuing, he was quick to describe himself as the missing link in the Super Eagles. Adding, “I still have about five or six more years to play top class football. You know,in football your body will definitely tell you when to stop,” he stated matter-of-factly.
By Akeem Busari
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