Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has decided to invite 24 year old Russian-Nigerian defender Brian Idowu to the national team following the defender's assurances of being available to the Super Eagles father than Russia as being speculated in the Russian media.
According to a report by OwngoalNigerian the Amkar Perm defender Idowu gave the assurances to Rohr during a meeting with Gernot Rohr.
A decision on his inclusion in the Super Eagles squad for their next friendly tie against Senegal will be made in the coming days.
Idowu was born in Russia to a Nigerian father but his mother is half Russian according to reports. He reportedly spent time in Owerri, South- East Nigeria, arriving Nigeria at the age of 3 before leaving back for Russia at the age of 6.
Since then he has spent the rest of his life in St. Petersburg, where he started his career as a footballer for FC Smena St. Petersburg before moving to Russian giants Zenith St. Petersburg.
However he failed to make the grade at the Russian side and joined Amkar Perm in 2011, where he has spent the last six seasons although he spent time on loan with Dinamo St. Petersburg in 2013.
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