On
loan Arsenal midfielder Kelechi Nwakali has been called up to the senior
national team of Nigeria by coach Gernot Rohr ahead of their upcoming AFCON
2019 Qualifiers tie against Seychelles.
It
has been exclusively gathered that the 20 year old who is presently on loan to
the B team of Portuguese side FC Porto is among the list of players which will
be officially unveiled by the coach tomorrow.
Nwakali
has played two games for Porto B this season and mixed reactions has trailed
his performance. He is however in the team on the strength of his showing
against Atletico Madrid in a friendly game before the World Cup in Russia which
the B team of Nigeria lost 2-3.
He
posted a man of the match performance with his opening goal as the major
highlight of his all round brilliant performance during the game, and Rohr has
decided to call him up to the main team.
Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria John Obi Mikel has
been ruled out of the game but the invitation of Nwakali is not connected to
his absence.
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