20 year old LASK of Austria goalkeeper Tobias Lawal has missed out on a chance to be a part of the squad of Nigeria for their upcoming engagements in October.
Prior to accepting to play for Nigeria he has represented Austria at U19 and U20 level from 2018 to 2019 but the two games he played were friendly games hence making the process of his switch less tedious.
Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that the goalkeeper who is the second choice of the Austrian side has gotten all the all clear by FIFA to represent Nigeria but he wasn’t able to secure a Nigerian passport.
Due to Covid19 lockdown measures, the Nigerian embassy in Austria isn’t operating in it’s full capacity hence his failure to get a Nigerian passport for the game.
Lawal has already been told by coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr about his call up three weeks ago with the coach impressed with his rise to second choice at the Austrian side.
As at last season he was first choice for the B team FC Juniors OO in the second division and his performance earned him a new deal stretching to 2023. He was also elevated to the first team in the top division.
Ade Emmanuel
