Tremendous Eagles and Rangers defender, Leon Aderemi Balogun, has revealed his want to don the Nigerian jersey within the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Jose Peseiro didn’t choose the 36-year-old to be part of the Tremendous Eagles workforce on the AFCON 2023 event. His final sport for the Nationwide Group got here in Nigeria’s 10-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe in June 2022 the place he got here off the bench for the ultimate nineteen minutes.
Balogun didn’t get a whole lot of video games underneath his belt final season however has repaid religion in his supervisor’s choice to maintain him at Rangers for an additional 12 months.
This season, the previous Brighton and Hove Albion defender has performed 18 video games for Philippe Clement’s aspect, one lower than he managed for everything of final season. He’s additionally managed to provide you with a objective and help for the Scottish File Champions.
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After discovering his place within the Rangers beginning eleven, Balogun now has his sights fastened on a spot within the Tremendous Eagles workforce through the subsequent Worldwide break.
“It’s not that I’ve not accepted an invite ever. Sadly, proper earlier than the World Cup break, I suffered an damage that was imagined to final just a few weeks however didn’t go the way in which it was imagined to. I simply couldn’t come I used to be not match but and after I acquired match, then I relapsed however since then I haven’t had a prolonged damage spell.
“I’ve all the time been accessible. I’ve by no means stated that I retired from worldwide soccer, and I believe the individuals who have to know are conscious that I’m nonetheless very a lot prepared and bold to characterize the nationwide workforce,” the Germany-born defender stated in an interview with Brila.
Rangers opted to not signal Manchester United’s Johnny Evans through the winter switch window because of Balogun’s wealth of expertise. His expertise might come in useful for the Tremendous Eagles through the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers underneath Eric Chelle.
