Nigeria: Moses Makes U-Turn On Eagles

Ben Efe

25 March 2011

Wigan Athletic youngster, Victor Moses could get his chance to play international football with the Eagles after he was handed a late call up by coach Samson Siasia for the Nigeria/ Ethiopia Nations Cup qualifying match on Sunday

Moses was invited by Siasia for the international friendly against Sierra Leone in February, but he was undecided because he was still looking at playing for England Under-21 and ultimately the senior side coached by Fabio Capello. He was also influenced by his coach at Wigan , Roberto Martinez who wanted his player to commit to England, to avoid the usual club and country row during the Cup of African Nations.

However, this was not to be. Moses who was put on standby by England Under-21 coach Staurt Pierce for their game against Denmark on Thursday and he came to the realisation that, Nigeria will best serve his ambition of playing international football rather than England.

His agent Tony Finnigan put a call to coach Siasia to intimate him of the player’s final decision to play for Nigeria. Siasia did not hesitate to call the player as one of the replacements for Nnamdi Oduamadi and Obiora Nwankwo who were drafted to the Olympic team.

The 20-year-old Moses, is a fast winger and sometimes plays the strikers’s role. He has been viewed by football analysts as a player who will make impact in the future for club and country. Moses has represented England at U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels.

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