Former Germany youth international Jordan Torunarigha has expressed the difference he has noticed in the camp of the senior national team of Nigeria and that of Germany following his maiden call up to the Nigerian team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
26 year old Torunarigha rose through the youth ranks of the German team playing a combined total of twelve games for the U15, U16 and U17 team. He made the step up to the U19 and played in six games before joining the U20 team where he played in eight games.
He stepped up to the U21 and excelled in four games prompting a quick invitation to the U23 team for the Olympic games in Tokyo. He played in all three of their games at the tournament.
That was his last involvement with Germany at youth level with his last game coming in the 1-1 draw against Cote d’Ivoire in their final group game. He played the entire duration of the game after playing 45 minutes in the first game against Brazil and 21 minutes in their second game against Saudi Arabia.
Asked on how he has been received so far, he had nothing but kind words to say “It’s really nice to meet the players, I think all of them are really nice people, they accept me and it’s nice to train with big players like Osimhen or Chukwueze. It’s nice to see them in training”, he told the official broadcast channel of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
When asked on the difference he has noticed in the camp of the team with that of Germany, which he was involved with for five years, he said there is only a little difference in the Super Eagles camp with that of Germany.
“It’s a little bit different, like in Germany everything is really strict. For example you can not go for meeting in flip flops you have to wear a normal shoes something like that.
“Here it’s a little bit easier you can go in flip flops and everybody is having fun. Germany like all the people know, German people are more organized and more strict here it’s a little bit more relaxed”, he concluded.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
