Nigeria descent and Bayern Munich teenage sensation Joshua Zirkzee has opted to play for the Netherlands national team.
Zirkzee was born to Nigerian parents in the Netherlands which makes him eligible to play for Nigeria and the Netherlands. The 18-year-old has been in the radar of the Super Eagle’s coach and the Nigerian football federation.
Therefore, Nigeria would have to shift their focus to other players as Zirkzee has his eyes only on playing for the country where he was born.
The Bayern Munich star who has featured for the Dutch at the U-17 level says he dreams of playing for the Dutch senior team although the Euro 2020 which has been postponed till next year is still too close.
“No, I’m not really working on that yet. I’m not a regular based player here, so I don’t think I should think about it then, but I have also seen how fast things can go, so of course, it is very secretly in the back of your mind,” the forward told VTBL when he was asked if he had thought about playing in the competition.
“Oranje is a dream and as a young footballer I think it makes sense to dream about it.”
Zorkzee will join a list of Nigerian descent who will play their national team football for other nations snubbing Nigeria. Recently Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori chose to play for the Tree Lions of England. Before them, a host of players have shun the green and white Jersey for another nation
