By Adeolu Johnson
Super Eagles gaffer, Eric Chelle has his sights on convincing England U21 international Ethan Nwaneri to switch his nationality to Nigeria before the preparation for the next Africa Cup of Nations AFCON qualifying in September.
Chelle is a huge fan of the 19 year old and sees him as the solution and top option for the number 10 role of the team. A meeting with his representatives was planned in the summer during the Unity Cup, but his invitation to the English training camp for the world cup halted the plan.
A fresh approach is high on the priority list of Chelle, but the timing has to be right with the player’s future yet to be sorted after his return from an unsuccessful loan spell in France.
Sources close to the coach says he is cautiously optimistic of a productive end after talks, and will look to use the quartet of Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey and Ola Aina in helping to get a positive response.
