Former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi
who declared himself Super Eagles number
one fan still has that patriotic zeal running in
his veins like in the days he played for Nigeria.
The USA ’94, France ’98 and Korea-Japan
2002 World Cup star has said he would want
to see his twin sons follow the path he has
threaded, by playing for Nigeria, instead of
Tunisia, the country of their mother.
Amokachi, fondly called Da Bull in his active
days said, “Definitely, that would be my dream,
their mother’s dream, even their dream
because their heart is with Nigeria.â€
He informed that the boys had turned down
the opportunity to be capped by Tunisia, but
remains hopeful that call will come up for
them to play for Nigeria.
“They are doing pretty well in Besiktas, they
are with the U23 team, we are trying to see if
they can play the professional angle of it
because, in Turkey, they leave the foreign slot
for professionals. Right now, however, they are
working very hard and we hope that soon, they
will get the opportunity to play in a place
where they can give a good account of
themselves,†Amokachi said.
He prayed that Super Eagles players who are
World Cup bound should remain injury free in
order to find themselves in good form before
the tournament.
“Qualifying for the World Cup is one thing but
the World Cup proper is a different ball game.
The most important thing is that our players
should be healthy and have enough playing
time in their respective clubs because that will
definitely tell when it comes to the World Cup.
“I have confidence that this team can take us
to the next level, like the quarter-final or even
win the World Cupâ€.
