Reading manager Paul Ince heaped plaudits on Ovie Ejaria following the midfielder impressive performance in the 1-0 defeat to Luton Town on Saturday, reports Completesports.com.
The Royals fell to a third straight defeat to end the campaign at Kenilworth Road on a losing note on Saturday afternoon with Ejaria in action for the entire duration of the game.
Harry Cornick’s goal in first-half stoppage time proved to be the difference between the two sides after he pounced on a lapse in concentration from visiting goalkeeper Orjan Nyland.
Despite the defeat, Ince singled out Ejaria and some of his teammates for priase.
“Ovie Ejaria was unbelievable, unreal – we just missed chances. I’m glad the fans came to see it, they gave us applause after the game which means so much to me and the players and hopefully we come back in a positive mood next season.”Ince told Radio Berkshire after the game.
Ejaria scored two goals in 26 league appearances for Reading in the just concluded season .
The 24-year-old is one of the players on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation to play for the Super Eagles.
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The midfielder is eligible to represent England or Nigeria internationally. He trained with the Niigeria U-17 team in 2013 and stated that his international allegiance lay with the country in 2014.
He has however represented England at the U-20 and U-21 levels.
In December 2019, former Super head coach Gernot Rohr urged the NFF to get Ejaria to switch allegiance to Nigeria.
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…yet after the younam switched Mr. Rohr said he was down the pecking order of his available midfielders but when Ghana came with only one bigname in Thomas Partey to shootdown Nigeria we were looking for midfielders we did not see any of reputable note…
…yet after the youngman switched, Mr. Rohr said he was lower down four other midfielders in the pecking order of available midfielders but when Ghana came with only one bigname in Thomas Partey to shootdown Nigeria we were looking for midfielders we did not see any of reputable note… People did not know that Pa Rohr was a player merchant… in business with William D’Avilla.
This guy,with Lookman, Ooo and if I am not mistaken Josh Onomah won the U20 world cup with England a feat none of the over aged teams we have been parading have never achieved. Yet Amokachi will say their countries of birth never considered them. Real U20 world cup winners of Nigerian descent?
FYI, Kanu, Okocha, Taribo, played Mauritius U20 nations cup and we did not qualify for the World cup talk more winning it.
**Ooo= Sheyi Ojo***
Under 20 Champions
*Lookman(A super Eagle)
*Sheyi Ojo (wannabe)
*Ejaria (wannabe)
*Onomah (wannabe)
*Sholanke (Now Wannabe).and
*Tomori (Three Lions Player)
Here’s another player after my heart.
Joe Aribo or iwobi’s replacement
If you know , you know.
*A defensive midfielder
*An Attacking Midfielder
*A Central Midfielder
*and a Left Winger