eSporty can affirm that the latest rumours suggesting a possible change to Nigeria for Chelsea midfielders Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu are false. The experiences had been fueled by hypothesis after the go to of recent Tremendous Eagles head coach, José Chelle, to the UK. Nevertheless, an official near the Tremendous Eagles has cleared up the confusion, dismissing the tales as baseless.
Sources near the Tremendous Eagles camp, talking on situation of anonymity, knowledgeable eSportys’ Nsikakabasi Akpan that no formal course of has been initiated by the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) to safe the duo’s allegiance for the nationwide group.
The official famous that whereas each gamers are eligible to characterize Nigeria—Chukwuemeka by his Nigerian heritage and Ugochukwu through his Nigerian parentage—the pair haven’t taken any official steps to change from their present nationwide groups, England and France, respectively.
The official’s clarification: “The rumours circulating about Chukwuemeka and Ugochukwu are usually not true,” the supply said. “There isn’t any course of in place for his or her change for the time being. Whereas each gamers are actually proficient and have the potential to contribute to the Tremendous Eagles, the present focus is on the gamers who’re already eligible for the group. The brand new coach is targeted on making the very best squad with the gamers who’re already a part of the system. We received’t shut the door on anybody, however as of now, there’s no formal motion concerning a change for these gamers.”
