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Boluwatife Balogun, who s currently playing at the Barcelona youth team, and he has practically thrown himself to be caught by Nigerian Football Authority, but nothing has been done about that. Kenneth Otigba of Hereenveen in Holland, who has a Nigerian father and a Hungarian mother, also expressed desire to wear the colours of Nigeria but these players are going to be snapped up by countries who will need their services.

TheGoodJoe:
Siasia and Keshi should please secure Derik Osede by inviting him. It is important we secure him before Spain.

NFF go gre hear word ?

The 22-year-old centre-back, who is known simply as Derik, has played at all
youth levels for Spain including two appearances for the Under-21 team.
But Derik, a regular for European giants Real Madrid's B side, is eligible to play
for the Super Eagles because his father is Nigerian.
And under Fifa rules he is free to switch because he has not yet played for a
country's senior national team.
Despite possessing the talent to potentially make the step up to Spain's senior
side, Derik has issued what appears to be effectively a come-and-get-me plea
to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
"I have lived in Spain all my life and I am not sure the people in Nigeria are
aware that I have Nigerian blood," Derik told BBC Sport.
The immediate plan now is to go out on loan elsewhere,
because at this age I need stability and regular football
Derik
"But I crave for something special with Nigeria because it will give me a chance
to properly connect with the ancestral home of my father.
"My father is from Benin City [southern Nigeria] and even though I have never
been there I always follow events in Nigeria.
"I celebrated when the country won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and I was
cheering the team at the last World Cup in Brazil."
Derik joined Real Madrid's academy in 2002 at the age of nine and has steadily
made the transition from the club's C team to the Castilla side [B side], where
he has become an integral member of La Fabrica.
An extremely athletic centre-back with great vision, Derik's talent has not gone
unnoticed.
Former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti included him in his 20-man squad
for the 2014 summer International Champions Cup in the United States.
But while Derik bides his time to make the grade at club level, he has already
decided his international future belongs with the country of his father and not
the country of his birth.
"Playing for Spain was the foundation to where I am today and I can never take
that for granted," he said.
"You can't throw away your education or outgrow it, Spain gave me what I
have now and my hard work got me to where I am.
"But somehow I feel one half of my life has always been left untouched and I
need to fix that."
Derik has rejected suggestions he could be using Nigeria as a bargaining chip in
his push for a call-up from the Spanish U-23 or senior selectors.
He insists: "Even if it's difficult for some people to understand, I have made my
decision [to represent Nigeria] and am going to stick to it.
"My father has not influenced my decision in any way. I respect him and adore
his outlook on life but it's my personal desire to play for Nigeria.
"When you look around Europe there are several Nigerian players playing at the
top level and the future looks bright for the team.
"With that in mind I want to be a part of that group. I do not need favours from
anyone, I only need an opportunity.
"I eat Nigeria's wheat meal, listen to Nigerian music and play as Taribo West
[former Nigeria central defender] on video games online.
"If I get a chance with Nigeria, I believe my versatility as a player will make me
stand out."
Despite his ambition of flying with the Super Eagles someday he is only too
aware of the challenges ahead in the coming years.
Derik made his Real Madrid B team debut against Millonarios in 2012, the same
year he won the European Under-19 Championship with Spain.
But in June 2014 Real Madrid B suffered an embarrassing relegation into the
third tier of Spanish football and Derik knows plummeting down that road could
dash his hopes.
He is aware that level is a far cry from the incredible heights being enjoyed by
the likes of Sergio Ramos and Pepe - his more illustrious rivals - in the first
team.
"I would like to play in the Real Madrid first team someday, knowing if I did that
maybe the chance would be there to play for Nigeria," he explained.
"But if I am not playing at the top level week in, week out, I wouldn't expect to
receive a call from anyone because that would be daydreaming.
"The immediate plan now is to go out on loan elsewhere, because at this age I
need stability and regular football to fulfil my dream.
"Training alongside big players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Modric,
Sergio Ramos and Pepe gives you a taste of what you can be as a footballer.
"The hard truth is that there is no available shortcut to reaching that level and
staying there. I need to work extremely hard wherever I go and play first team
football regularly. "

The 22-year-old centre-back, who is known simply as Derik, has played at all
youth levels for Spain including two appearances for the Under-21 team.
But Derik, a regular for European giants Real Madrid's B side, is eligible to play
for the Super Eagles because his father is Nigerian.
And under Fifa rules he is free to switch because he has not yet played for a
country's senior national team.
Despite possessing the talent to potentially make the step up to Spain's senior
side, Derik has issued what appears to be effectively a come-and-get-me plea
to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
"I have lived in Spain all my life and I am not sure the people in Nigeria are
aware that I have Nigerian blood," Derik told BBC Sport.
The immediate plan now is to go out on loan elsewhere,
because at this age I need stability and regular football
Derik
"But I crave for something special with Nigeria because it will give me a chance
to properly connect with the ancestral home of my father.
"My father is from Benin City [southern Nigeria] and even though I have never
been there I always follow events in Nigeria.
"I celebrated when the country won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and I was
cheering the team at the last World Cup in Brazil."
Derik joined Real Madrid's academy in 2002 at the age of nine and has steadily
made the transition from the club's C team to the Castilla side [B side], where
he has become an integral member of La Fabrica.
An extremely athletic centre-back with great vision, Derik's talent has not gone
unnoticed.
Former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti included him in his 20-man squad
for the 2014 summer International Champions Cup in the United States.
But while Derik bides his time to make the grade at club level, he has already
decided his international future belongs with the country of his father and not
the country of his birth.
"Playing for Spain was the foundation to where I am today and I can never take
that for granted," he said.
"You can't throw away your education or outgrow it, Spain gave me what I
have now and my hard work got me to where I am.
"But somehow I feel one half of my life has always been left untouched and I
need to fix that."
Derik has rejected suggestions he could be using Nigeria as a bargaining chip in
his push for a call-up from the Spanish U-23 or senior selectors.
He insists: "Even if it's difficult for some people to understand, I have made my
decision [to represent Nigeria] and am going to stick to it.
"My father has not influenced my decision in any way. I respect him and adore
his outlook on life but it's my personal desire to play for Nigeria.
"When you look around Europe there are several Nigerian players playing at the
top level and the future looks bright for the team.
"With that in mind I want to be a part of that group. I do not need favours from
anyone, I only need an opportunity.
"I eat Nigeria's wheat meal, listen to Nigerian music and play as Taribo West
[former Nigeria central defender] on video games online.
"If I get a chance with Nigeria, I believe my versatility as a player will make me
stand out."
Despite his ambition of flying with the Super Eagles someday he is only too
aware of the challenges ahead in the coming years.
Derik made his Real Madrid B team debut against Millonarios in 2012, the same
year he won the European Under-19 Championship with Spain.
But in June 2014 Real Madrid B suffered an embarrassing relegation into the
third tier of Spanish football and Derik knows plummeting down that road could
dash his hopes.
He is aware that level is a far cry from the incredible heights being enjoyed by
the likes of Sergio Ramos and Pepe - his more illustrious rivals - in the first
team.
"I would like to play in the Real Madrid first team someday, knowing if I did that
maybe the chance would be there to play for Nigeria," he explained.
"But if I am not playing at the top level week in, week out, I wouldn't expect to
receive a call from anyone because that would be daydreaming.
"The immediate plan now is to go out on loan elsewhere, because at this age I
need stability and regular football to fulfil my dream.
"Training alongside big players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Modric,
Sergio Ramos and Pepe gives you a taste of what you can be as a footballer.
"The hard truth is that there is no available shortcut to reaching that level and
staying there. I need to work extremely hard wherever I go and play first team
football regularly. "

African football dn dae improve sha

aw many pipo dae watch dix match?

Inter Milan have made contact with Udinese over the possible transfer of Nigeria Under 20 international Isaac Success. The youngster who is currently on duty with the Nigerian National U-20 team in New Zealand is on a four-year deal with Udinese and is expected to meet with Club officials to discuss his future after the ongoing World Youth Championship World Cup. But Nigeria have been sent packing after they were pipped 1-0 by Germany in the last-16 knock-out match. The Nigeria youth international has been linked to Ligue 1 moneybags Monaco, but it appears the Italians are frontrunners to secure his signature.

I tok am

erisegun:
i go trek 4rm my house to iya kofi place go buy ewa agonyi

lol..Omo I dn go sleep o..naija sabi fall person hand like say 2mao no dae

if we loose dix match eh

wen naija go build their own

shockwave91:
u dey watch the match? How the thing dey go?

d tin weak me abeg

naija which way

bastien:
Leggo

Abeg na which bello b DAT ?

kendrick9:
sokari better than nacho wtf!!!

lol

iheanacho suppose start na..d guy go dn learn im lesson

Jeffboi:
Why iheanacho na start .

ask coachie na

shockwave91:
hmm. This match na wah o! If i praise flying eagles now, them go lose. If i curse them now, them go win. Which 1 i go do?

insult dem till u belleful jawe

safarigirl:
na who go score 3 goals?

awoniyi

up Africa jawe

go Africa go...2 African teams dn enta quarter final sha

full time USA 1 -0 Colombia

LeeCodeman:
1-1

African teams dn improve sha

go eagles go