Borussia Dortmund midfield star Felix Nmecha has revealed that as a child growing up his desire was to play for the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The 24 year old who is now a full fledged senior international for Germany made this known at the Club World Cup, where he is presently one of the top performers for the German side.
His international future would have taken an entire different turn if it was down to his desire as a child, but he said despite his decision to play for Germany he still hold a very strong affiliation to Nigeria, and supports the team whenever they play .
“Definitely when I was really young it was actually the first time I wanted to play for because I remember the first shirt I had was from Obafemi Martins and he was obviously Nigerian as well. So that Nigerian shirt I had that in mind”, he said in a video made available to our editorial team.
“Obviously now it’s gone this direction that I am playing for Germany but I definitely still feel like connected to the country. Like when it’s the AFCON and stuff I am always supporting of course and it’s good”.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
