Reading FC of England attacking midfielder Ovie Ejaria has once again declared his intention to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
According to his father David Ejaria, who spoke with Gongnews.net about the dreams of his ward, said: “My son has never hidden his love to play for Nigeria national team and the dream he has always nursed as a kid.”
Speaking further he said, “Yes, my son has always been interested in playing for Nigeria since he was 13/14 years old and he went to the Golden Eaglets screening years back all because he has always wanted to play for Nigeria.
His interest in playing for Nigeria isn’t something that started today the father said.
Ovie Ejaria is eligible to represent Nigeria internationally. Having trained with the Nigeria Under-17 team in 2013 and he has categorically stated his international allegiance is with the country since 2014.
He was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his first start in a game in the first-round match against South Korea and came on as a substitute in the quarter-final against Mexico.
In December 2019, Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to get Ejaria to switch allegiance to Nigeria.
And according to his father, Ovie has done everything possible for him to wear the Nigerian national team shirt and the time for him is now after doing all that was required of him.
Ovie has already written to notify the English FA of his intention to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria anytime soon and he just hopes that it will happen now the former Liverpool youngster is working seriously to also switched clubs to the Premier League, his father concluded.
