Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is set to hold talks today with the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Bitus Bewarang, regarding his programme for the 2019
Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in two months’ time and the possibility of capping Chelsea defender Ola Aina and Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom.
According to an NFF insider, one of the main topics to be discussed is the choice of players that will prosecute the game against the South Africans.
“Rohr called the Nigeria Football Federation that he will have a meeting with the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation,” the top source told allnigeriasoccer.com.
“They will discuss the upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, and whether the British-born players he met in London ( Ola Aina and Chuba Akpom) will be called up for the match.
“There are several players born overseas eligible to play for Nigeria, but the NFF are concentrating on the players based in England.”
Akpom and Aina have played competitively for England youth teams and their paperwork must be processed by Fifa before they can be allowed to play for the Super Eagles.
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