Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr says he is likely to invite red-hot FK Ventspils striker Adeleke Akinyemi for the 2019 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles in September.
Akinyemi scored seven goals in five Europa league qualifying games before his Latvian club FK Ventspils crashed out against Bordeaux of France
“I was not able to see him play before the World Cup because he was an academy player who left for Europe without playing in the Nigerian youth teams.
I saw his statistics (scored 23 goals in 37 league games), and I thought I had to look at him. And indeed, he was good. He has qualities, I may invite him one of these days, perhaps for the next game,”
Rohr also advised Bordeaux to look at the direction of the striker to solve their goalscoring problem
“I think he is worth taking a look at. He is very young and will not cost Bordeaux much money. He has huge room for improvement. He is powerful, he gets inside, he scores goals. It’s rare to have all these qualities in a player.”