Nigeria At Risk Of Losing Prolific Midfielder To Belgium

Ryan Sanusi

Nigerian is at the risk of losing prolific midfield maestro Ryan Sanusi to Belgium if feelers reaching us at VintageNewsNG are  anything to go by.


The midfielder who continued in his rich vein of form over the weekend for his Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam by netting in their 3-1 win over Heracles in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Sanusi set his team on the path to victory when his effort was deflected into the back of the net in the 29th minute to give his side a 1-0 lead over the visitors.

He was however booked in the 50th minute for a trip on Robin Gosens, which could easily have seen him shown a red card but for the leniency of the referee.

Born to a Nigerian father and a Belgian mother, the 25 year old has already represented Belgium at U-20 level but not at senior level, which makes him eligible to switch allegiance to Nigeria.

So far he has been one of the top performers for Sparta Rotterdam with 16 appearances to his name this season in the league, while the goal against Heracles is his first of the season.

Last season he played a pivotal role in helping Sparta Rotterdam gain promotion to the top division in Holland, scoring six goals from his role as a defensive midfielder.