Ajax striker Chuba Akpom has once again expressed his desire to play for Nigeria, reports Completesports.com.
Akpom,29, was born in London to Nigerian parents.
The former PAOK player has represented England at youth level but can still play for Nigeria.
The Arsenal academy graduate switched international allegiance in 2019.
The forward has however not receive an invitation to the Super Eagles since making himself available to play for the West Africans.
“I try to give a 100%. I’ve been waiting since 2019. I’ve switched allegiances a long time ago but if it happens, it happens, I’ll just keep working hard,” he told Oma Sports.
Akpom further clarified the reason behind his decision to switch allegiance.
“It’s not that the players are switching over because they can’t play for England, it’s just that they’ve not had the opportunity to play for Nigeria from a young age. They play in England and they play for England from youth levels all the way up,”he added.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Chelle should give this guy and Dessers another chance as backups to Osimhen in place of Boniface in the WCQs. Or maybe in the next friendlies, along with Arokodare.
But for now, I think Moffi is next to Osimhen in that No. 9 role. Awoniyi hasn’t been lucky with injuries. Otherwise, he’s another handful for opposing defenders.
This dude had the same opportunity as Iwobi but he misused it.
Hopefully, he has learnt his lessons but I doubt he can displace any of Osi9, Akor, Dessers, Awo, Arokodare, Boni, and Moffi.