RC Lens midfielder, Basit Hamzat Ojediran has reiterated his desire to play for the Super Eagles in the nearest future.
The 21 years old has featured regularly for French Ligue 1 side since joining from Albanian side, Debrecine VSC last summer.
Ojediran has played 11 league games with one goal and one assist to his name.
According to the former Golden Eaglet player, it wil be a dream to represent Nigeria at the highest level.
Read Also:Done Deal: Super Falcons Forward Joins Chinese Club Liaoning Baiye FC
“My dream has always been to play for the Super Eagles,” the defensive midfielder told Completesports.com.
” I have played for Nigeria at the U-17 level and I can’t wait to have the opportunity at highest level of the national team that’s the Super Eagles. ”
Ojediran was part of the Golden Eaglet team led by Manu Garba that reached the round of 16 at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
Coincidentally, new Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle played for RC Lens from 2008-2011.
Lens currently sixth position on the Ligue 1 table.
By Adeboye Amosu
8 Comments
Now we are talking, it is players like this that should be be invited. If Chelle wants to succeed , this is a player that he should be inviting.
Let him come first to see how he plays before we can judge. This Chelle can invite who he wants., his biggest task is to bring out the best in players. As much as this coach is criticised, those who know him praise his man management skills. That said, Super Eagles players have the biggest ego so let’s wait and see how he manages them.
@Golden Child have you seen him play? I haven’t. Since the news about him broke out a while ago, I tried watching him, but he has been on the bench most of the games. Not sure if he’s SE material oh..lol
He’s a quality player…I can’t understand why he’s played from the bench because a few times I have seen him play,I was so much impressed by his quality.
That guy is good.
I have watched his games severally and was convinced with what l saw.
He is going to be a good addition to the central midfield position of the team
But, one player l wish to remind the super eagles handlers about is the much underrated Gift Orban of Hoffeinham.
Infact, l think that most of us should try to watch some of his games with more attention. That guy to me is a very very nice player with all the essential attributes to do much more that most of the current strikers in the team. I see him as an Ifechukwu Uche reborn. His skills set, athletism, high speed and power and especially his explosiveness and fearlessness are some of the things that stand him out in the present team.
We should try to pair him with Osimhen upfront rather that those other strikers as tall as Osimhen(but with less flair and tenacity) being paired with him always. We should be able to assemble players with unique and different qualities just to bring the team up once more.
Infact, if Osuji Jnr.that guy should come up with about 80% of Ike Uche styles in the Eagles, l believe have no more troubles in our attack and all our opponents are going to be caught off guard.
Pls, let’s try to invite Gift Orban of Hoffeinham in Germany.
The guy has so many things out other players doesn’t but l think we are just overlooking him.
Take time to watch him play. You will be surprised with all the tricks, athletism, power and zeal of the player.
He just reminds me of our retired playe,r Ike Uche. Infact, if Gift Orban is going to show up to 80% to 90% of what Ike Uche was with the Super Eagles a few years back, l think the problem in our attack is over.
Our opponents are going to get cut off guard because that’s a huge secret weapon.
Moreover, Odediran of RC Lens is a very nice player to have in the Super Eagles now too.
Word on the street is that Chelsea loanee to Borussia Dortmund Carney Chukwuemeka and Southampton’s Lesley Ugochukwu are in Chelle’s list for the March games. Hoping to get more details here on CSN.
If it works out, that’s obviously a nice boost to the SE midfield.
If the news is true then it shows Chelle is smarter than our Nigerian coaches. With the calibre of strikers, any cerebral coach would know that the midfield is the problem. Shame on all these local coaches that keep parading these misfits in midfield.
The Super Eagles might just soar again.