Real Madrid defender David Alaba met with Nigeria’s president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in France on Friday, reports Completesports.com.
Alaba was among the important personalities who attended the diaspora engagement president Tinubu had with Nigerians living in France at the end of the Global Financial Pact Summit.
The Global Financial Pact Summit was hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France.
The 31-year-old proudly presented his Real Madrid jersey to the president who was elated to interact with him and other Nigerians at the event.
Though he opted to represent Austria at the international level, Alaba’s father George is a Nigerian, while his mother Gina is from the Philippines.
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George, is a prince from Ogere, Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
In 2021, the former Bayern Munich star donated biodegradable toilet to Ogere Remo community in Ogun State.
The gesture was to help curb open defecation in the community.
Alaba has made 101 appearances for Austria with 15 goals to his name.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Good
Proudly Nigeria
Nigeria shall surely be great again in Jesus Name.
Amen
…When was Nigeria ever great?
Just a simple, honest question.
I wonder why our reporters are so poorly informed. For goodness sake, Alaba’s mother is South Asian (Vietnamese maybe?). Why did the writer claim his parents are Nigerians? Yes, he’s Nigerian through his dad but his mother’s side shouldn’t be ignored.
Filipino not Vietnamese
He said maybe, duh!
@DB,the information in the report might be ok. David Alaba’s mother can be called a Nigerian if she formalized citizenship by registration (through marriage).
TINUBU is really WORKING.He his puting his DOUBTERS 2 SHAME,SURPRISING them especially those OBI KERERE CHE PEOPLE
It’s great Alaba love for Nigeria but, it’s a pity Nigeria didn’t show him love, I bet people on this forum don’t know Alaba’s preference for international football was Nigeria he made it known and went public that he wants to represent Nigeria.. Nigeria were aware but as Nigeria football authorities and then head coach( Whom we all know) are/were always on some dirty tricks they didn’t even consider looking his way but instead preferred to take some un merited players who have faded into obscurity now how the tables have turned Nigeria president is using the Alaba that went on to be great one of the best all time In his position to now get some media Aclaim yet Nigeria will never learn fast forward to Today and the same treacherous NFF is still up to dirty tricks and dealings.
And people are saying Tinubu will make Nigeria great again.
I laugh in Bangladeshi loooooooool!!!!!!!!
People on this Forum don’t seem to understand why I am so passionate about this. NfF is really destroying Nigeria football with all the talent Nigeria has worldwide and coming out of our Acadamies at least in the last 15 years if this were done and merit and with honour snd integrity, there is no Reason why Nigeria shouldn’t have been in Semi’s at least this past WC which we didn’t even qualify.
And this is why this path NFF and Nigerian football fraternity and DNA have decided that they will go on Breaks my heart so much. It’s so clear that Nigeria’s is actually bringing upon all her football problems currently on herself and it is a pity because it is Knowingly.
I mean this country if crime and greed and corruption were not the order of the day we will be back to Back AFCON Champions on a regular. Here is a country that literally could have fielded
OSIMHEN, SAKA, Eze and Olise is the same team with Orban’s, Iwobi’s Boniface’s Chukwueze’s on the bench and fighting for startingroles imagine the healthy competition that would be in that team..had the money and resources that is meant for football in this country been used for football and also the money’s given to NFF by FiFA and CAF, No reason!… why these players would not come and as well be coached by a top manager. But year we are crying day in day out because the people running our football don’t care are greedy and to be honest have no kobo of understanding modern football
A big shame!… we just sit and watch
I laugh in Bangladeshi loooooooool!!!!!!!
People on this Forum don’t seem to understand why I am so passionate about this. NFF is really destroying Nigeria football with all the talent Nigeria has worldwide and coming out of our Acadamies at least in this last 15 years if things were done on merit with honour and integrity, there is no Reason why Nigeria shouldn’t have been in Semi’s at least this past WC which we didn’t even qualify. This, is why this path NFF and Nigerian football fraternity the football DNA of this country have decided to go on Breaks my heart so much. It’s so clear that Nigeria is actually bringing upon all her football problems currently on herself. it is a pity because it is Knowingly.
I mean this country if crime, greed and corruption were not the order of the day should be back to Back AFCON Champions regularly.
Here is a country that literally could have fielded OSIMHEN, SAKA, Eze and Olise on the same teamsheet with the likes of your Orban’s, Iwobi’s Boniface’s Chukwueze’s on the bench and fighting for starting roles imagine the healthy competition that would be in that team if the money and resources that is meant for football in this country been used for football also, the money’s given to NFF by FiFA and CAF. No reason!… why these players would not come play for Super Eagles and, as well be coached by a top manager who gets paid on time along with these stars. But here we are crying day in day out because the people running our football don’t care are greedy and to be honest have no kobo of understanding modern football
A big shame!… we just sit and watch
Osimhen Saka Eze, Olise, Alaba…
Look at Desitny Udogie while he was silently low key for Udinese nobody is talking of him it is when he blows next season at Tottenham people will start knowing he is Nigeria. The NFF priorities are not in the right place currently and the have thier blinkers on..
The same mistakes will keep happening in this country.
EVERYTHING for benefit.. lets push our NPFL players whom we have hands in thier pockets into SE to get exposure and move to Europe even if they don’t do well.
Let’s not put aside blind prejudice towards dual nationals and actually work with them to better our football because at the end of the day they are still Nigerian because when they blow we will want to lay claim to them yet we could have already had them supporting our cause if not for out greed corruption and racism
OGA what is really your PROBLEM?
You want NFF to INVITE all the FOOTBALLERS with NIGERIAN ORIGIN all around the WORLD to the SE? For Just a 25 man squad list last last??
Na wa o..
Your problem needs national help
LMFAO…
I THOUGHT NKPURU-MIRI is an ILLICIT DRUG? How then is @UGO IWUNZE getting his SUPPLY..
LMFAO…
@GODSATE made a very POSITIVE, PROPHETIC and OPTIMISTIC COMMENT that NIGERIA will be GREAT again then I now followed it up by saying TINUBU is WORKING then the SICK MORON now came to say people are saying that TINUBU will make NIGERIA GREAT again…
BESIDES this SUMMIT is a normal thing where PRESIDENTS use it as a PLATFORM to INTERACT with CITIZENS over there and ALABA happens to be there..so how is the MOST POWERFUL and NO 1 CITIZEN in NIGERIA using it to gain MEDIA ATTENTION?
My people abeg make una help me look into this matter.. how does it ADD UP? Does it make any SENSE?
@MONKEY POST you wey be master of Okwute nko?. Abeg mumu go and eat some banana lolz