*Leon Balogun
The
Fortuna Dusseldorf defender made his first appearance for Nigeria
against Mexico in a friendly match played on Wednesday in Atlanta,
Georgia, USA but lasted only minutes before he was injured.
Speaking
about his heritage, the light skin player said: "I am a Nigerian, my
father is from Ijebu Ode and my mother is half Italian and half German
so I chose to play for my fatherland and I am enjoying it so far.
"The
only thing at the moment is that I don’t understand Pidgin English,
which many speak in camp but I will soon catch up because I like the
atmosphere in the Eagles camp."
Regular Eagles'
players like John Mikel Obi, Emmanuel Emenike, Victor Moses and Shola
Ameobi wasted no time in bonding with Balogun in camp
"I am in tune with all my team mates and I’m happy the way I was received as if I have been with them for a very long time.
I
never met any of them till now. I pray my injury heals on time so that I
can return to playing football for my club and country," he added.
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