Mike Olise’s Father wants Nigeria switch
Olise was called up to the senior national team of Nigeria by former coach Gernot Rohr, but he didn’t honour the call-up
Nigeria’s dream of getting in-form Crystal Palace star Michael Olise to play for the Super Eagles may soon be a reality as his father wants him to play for Nigeria instead of Algeria or England.
Olise’s father is from Nigeria while his mother is from Algeria.
Both countries are pushing to qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and they want Olise to wear their colours.
Olise was called up to the senior national team of Nigeria by former coach Gernot Rohr, but he didn’t honour the call-up and later reports surfaced that he is keen on representing Algeria and not Nigeria.
With his international future still in the air, Olise who is still eligible for France where he was a youth international and also England where he was given birth has been told by his Nigerian father to pick Nigeria.
The report has it that Olise’s father Vincent who was behind the call up to the Nigerian team, as he assured Rohr then that his son will play for Nigeria but it wasn’t to be as his agent pulled the plug on the move insisting he leaves his options open for now.
Vincent is still keen on his son picking Nigeria but the boy’s mother who hails from Algeria and his girlfriend all want him to represent Algeria while his agent is more at home with his client playing for either France or England.
