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Nigeria: How Super Eagles missed out on ‘fantastic’ French star set to light up PSG vs Bayern Munich clash

Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed how close Nigeria once came to securing the international allegiance of Michael Olise, the dazzling winger now thrilling fans at Bayern Munich and the France national team, Soccernet.ng reports.  Born in London to a Nigerian father and a French-Algerian mother, Olise was eligible to play for four

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