The international future of the newly promoted team of the English championship Wrexham Arthur Okonkwo has generated a lot of hum in the space of the media in Nigeria lately due to his heroics in the English League.
Okonkwo has represented England on several youth levels, but qualifies for Nigeria through their parents and many have been calling the head of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle to get closer to 23 years.
Chelle listed the goalkeeper department as an area in which he is eager to strengthen after his first two games as a team coach in the World Cup qualifiers. In the eyes of many Okonkwo conforms to the bill due to his age and the progress of his career so far.
That said, if Chelle decides to approach the giant goalkeeper, he will have to convince him as in the past, he refused to commit to Nigeria. Like when I was on loan to Crewe from Arsenal, and a Nigerian type to know where her international loyalty is.
• It was very clear when I contacted his club crewe in 2023. It was a clear not of the email I sent to ask about his international future. But that was three years ago and maybe something has changed now, ”a reader of Owngoalnigeria.com shared.
Last year, when the same question was shot, Okonkwo this time opened more by saying that he has not yet made a decision.
“I am still very ambitious to play internationally. I can still play for England or Nigeria, and I have not yet made a decision,” he told The Mirror.