It Was Unbelievable Playing For Nigeria Against Brazil - Okoye

It Was Unbelievable Playing For Nigeria Against Brazil - Okoye

By Sampson Adedeji

Almost 6 months after making his debut for Nigeria's Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is still in shock that he was in goal for Nigeria against Brazil.

The youngster was called upon by Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr to replace injured Francis Uzoho in an international friendly match Brazil in Singapore and he put up an amazing performance, BSN Reports.

The young Fortuna Dusserdolf of Germany shot stopper revealed his memory during his Instagram interview sessions and further explained that it was not a hard decision for him to consider Nigeria ahead if Germany.

“It was an unbelievable moment playing for Nigeria against Brazil, it was amazing, I could talk about that for two hours.

“When the coach called me to get ready, I was on fire, hot, but also nervous because you are playing for your country, this is not playing for a club, that is also good, but you cannot compare playing for the country.

“But as soon as I stepped on the pitch, all my thoughts disappeared, it was like any other game, I was just focused, I would do my thing.”

“It was easy to choose playing for Nigeria, I never dreamt of playing for Germany, I always wanted to play for Nigeria.

So, when I got the call, the first one for the U-23 team, this was the dream, this is my fatherland, it was easy, however, I was not released by the club for the U23s,” Okoye said.