‘A lot of politics’ – Pinnick on persuading two England-born players to play for Super Eagles
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Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has opened up on what transpired while he was persuading two England-based Nigerian players to switch allegiance to the Super Eagles.
Pinnick said that convincing players like Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi to play for the Super Eagles was a daunting task during his tenure as NFF boss.
According to him, a lot of politics was involved.
Recall that both Iwobi and Lookman previously represented England’s youth teams at different levels.
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Iwobi made the switch to Nigeria in 2015, while Lookman followed in 2022.
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“It is also true that I was instrumental to some of the players switching to Nigeria. Ademola Lookman for example, it was hell for us bringing him to Nigeria,” Pinnick told ThisDay.
“There was a lot of politics involved. A lot of intrigues and family dynamism. Same for Iwobi. But like I said earlier, football is a continuum.
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“I will not say I brought them because today they are assets to the federation.“
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