Fresh from helping Nigeria win the Unity Cup friendly tournament in England, Rangers forward Cyriel Dessers has opened up at his disappointment of not playing a single competitive game for Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The 30 year old led the attack for Nigeria at the Unity Cup and scored in the 2-1 win over Ghana , before supplying an assist in the 2-2 draw against Jamaica in the final. Nigeria ended up winning the game 5-4 on penalties.
Since making his debut with the Super Eagles five years ago, he is yet to play in a competitive game for the team and he says it hurts when he thinks about it. “It hurts sometimes. It feels disappointing,” the forward said in an interview with ModZero Sports.
“I’ve been in and around the squad for five years now, and I haven’t played an official game yet – just friendlies. I am going to say that hurts.”
The forward who has three international goals for Nigeria from eight games outlined possible reasons why he thinks he hasn’t been afforded the honour of playing a competitive game for Nigeria.
“There are always a lot of different factors,” he said. “You have a few strikers, for example Victor Osimhen who is the clear number one, and it always depends on form, on choices, on personal opinion”, he concluded.
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