Cyriel Dessers has defended his decision to represent Nigeria instead of the Belgium national team, reports Completesports.com.
Dessers, 27, was born to a Belgian father and Nigerian mother.
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The forward however chose to play for the Super Eagles despite reported interest from Belgium.
Dessers was however overlooked by former Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr after a cameo debut against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia two years ago.
The former Utrecht striker earned his recall to the team after a superlative campaign for Eredivisie side, Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Dessers insisted he took the right decision and is delighted to be back in the team.
“I got goose bumps after I scored that goal,” Dessers, who was top scorer in the UEFA Europa Conference League told reporters in Abuja.
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“I hope to score more goals and do everything for the team.
“I have no regrets I chose to play for Nigeria even though I was overlooked after my debut two years ago.
“I will keep fighting and continue to score goals to be called up.”
5 Comments
Dessers, we love you, bro. Keep going for Naija. Your patriotism is unquestionable.
Okay bruh but will Belgium have called you up?
Yes, Belgium would have called him up. Truth is, Nigeria has a huge pool of talented footballers and for these players, it’s a huge privilege to play for Nigeria
WITH YOUR ENTHUSIASM OF PICKING NIGERIA (despite it’s from your mother side) AHEAD OF BELGIUM, YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. GOD WILL PLACE YOU HIGHER WITH NIGERIA SUPER EAGLE TEAM. DESPITE ECONOMY HARDSHIP IN NIGERIA, YOU WILL PUT SMILE INTO THE FACE OF NIGERIA FANS BY WINNING LAUREN WITH SUPER EAGLE.
***NIGERIA LOVE YOU, CELEBRATE WITH YOU***
### YOU ARE WELCOME!!! ###
I love this guy , for his petrotism