Gent of Belgium defender Jordan Torunarigha has reached out to the brand new coach of the senior nationwide crew of Nigeria Eric Chelle on giving him one other likelihood with the crew, OwnGoalNigeria.com reviews.
Torunarigha who represented Germany at varied youth ranges from U15 to U23 totalling 28 caps earlier than deciding to change to Nigeria in 2023, after initially rejecting their overtures in 2018 beneath former coach Gernot Rohr.
Since his choice to change to Nigeria, the 27 yr previous has been capped as soon as and it got here within the 3-2 win over Mozambique in a pleasant recreation. He hasn’t been thought of in any of the crew’s engagements since that recreation.
Torn between signing an extension with Gent or leaving on a free in the summertime when his contract would have expired, he’s the son of former Nigeria youth worldwide Ojokojo Torunarigha. His need now’s to be part of the crew beneath new coach Eric Chelle.
” Whenever you play often, a nationwide crew name up is often on the again to your thoughts and it’s the identical for Jordan going into the following worldwide break. He’s actually itching for an additional likelihood to cement his spot within the crew”, his consultant advised OwnGoalNigeria.com in an unique chat.
Ade Emmanuel