Super Eagles new star Brian Idowu has stressed that
he was not quaking in his boots before he stepped
out onto the Krasnodar Stadium turf in the 46th
minute of the friendly between Argentina and Nigeria
on Tuesday evening.
Idowu scored the Super Eagles third goal in the 54th
minute after he was teed up by Leicester City striker
Kelechi Iheanacho, taking his tally for club and county
to 5 goals from 110 games in the process.
''Before going on the field for a long time I was not
so shaken up, to be honest. It was just for me the
most important match - the debut game for the
national team,'' Idowu told Rusfootball.
''My father watched the match in the stands, and
many teammates watched on TV. At the beginning of
the game I calmed down. When I scored, I did not
believe myself: I scored just three goals for Amkar.
And then I scored on my debut.''
On his chances of making Nigeria's World Cup roster,
the versatile defender replied : ''There are always
chances. The main thing is for me to work on myself
and progress.
''As the coach said at the press conference, my
performances for the club will be taken into account
when deciding whether to call me or not.''
Idowu participated in only two training sessions with
the Super Eagles before his first game for Nigeria.

Igho Kingsley



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