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NFF denied me chance to play for Romania – Fatai The Punch
Published 29 June 2021
Former Nigerian U-23 striker Kehinde Fatai has claimed that his dream of playing for the Romanian national team was thwarted by the Nigeria Football Federation, The PUNCH reports.
Fatai, who was capped by Nigeria at U-20 and U-23 levels, added that despite being heartbroken, he had no regrets not playing for Nigeria at senior level, after scoring four goals in seven appearances for the U-23 team and one in three games for the U-20 side.
The 31-year-old said the NFF told the Romanian FA that he was ineligible to switch allegiance as he had been listed for a 2012 Olympic Games qualifier against Tanzania. But he claimed that he did not feature in the game due to a stomach ache prior to the first leg clash in Dar Es Salam.
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When Tomas Trucha arrived at the Dolicek Stadium in Prague for Bohemians’ match against Banik Ostrava, the assistant coach knew that his job was on the line.
Bohemians were on a barren run having picked up five points from a possible 24 in their previous eight league games. Trucha and the club’s manager Roman Pivarnik were aware of the extreme pressure they were under to get a result.
Step forward Patrik Schick.
“Our form was terrible, we were struggling to get points on the table and we were pretty much on the verge of getting sacked,” Trucha tells
The Athletic. “Being in a situation like that was so hard and upsetting at times. But there was one game we needed to win and Patrik scored two goals and we thought, ‘Hallelujah, he has arrived. We’ll still be employed!’”
NFF denied me chance to play for Romania – Fatai The Punch
Published 29 June 2021
Former Nigerian U-23 striker Kehinde Fatai has claimed that his dream of playing for the Romanian national team was thwarted by the Nigeria Football Federation, The PUNCH reports.
Fatai, who was capped by Nigeria at U-20 and U-23 levels, added that despite being heartbroken, he had no regrets not playing for Nigeria at senior level, after scoring four goals in seven appearances for the U-23 team and one in three games for the U-20 side.
The 31-year-old said the NFF told the Romanian FA that he was ineligible to switch allegiance as he had been listed for a 2012 Olympic Games qualifier against Tanzania. But he claimed that he did not feature in the game due to a stomach ache prior to the first leg clash in Dar Es Salam.