Young Brentford defender Benjamin Fredrick will start for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in today’s Unity Cup final games against Jamaica, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
The recently voted Brentford U23 player’s player of the year did enough in two training session to convince head coach Eric Chelle to hand him a start in the heart of the defence of the Nigerian team.
Fredrick was drafted in as cover to make up for the absence of some players notably captain Ahmed Musa who left the team’s camp after the 2-1 win over Ghana. Getafe midfielder Uche Chrisantus also arrived late and took part in just one training session.
It will be his first game for the senior national team of Nigeria and it’s coming two years after representing Nigeria at the U20 World Cup.
He is a graduate of the prestigious Simoiben Football Academy in Kaduna, which is owned by the wife of established Nigeria international winger Moses Simon, Mrs Ibukun Moses Simon.
Nigeria XI vs Jamaica: Nwabali; Benjamin, Ogbu, Sodiq, Felix; Wilfred, Nathan, Onyeka; Simon, Chukwueze, Dessers
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
