SportsRation can affirm that the latest rumours suggesting a possible swap to Nigeria for Chelsea midfielders Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu are false. The stories had been fueled by hypothesis after the go to of latest 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 SportsRations’ 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 staff.
The official famous that whereas each gamers are eligible to signify Nigeria—Chukwuemeka by way of his Nigerian heritage and Ugochukwu by way of 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 aren’t true,” the supply acknowledged. “There isn’t any course of in place for his or her swap in the intervening time. Whereas each gamers are actually gifted and have the potential to contribute to the Tremendous Eagles, the present focus is on the gamers who’re already eligible for the staff. The brand new coach is concentrated 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 swap for these gamers.”