Michael Kayode, a defender for Brentford, has disclosed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) asked him to join the Super Eagles.
Kayode is of Nigerian ancestry and was born in Borgomanero, Italy.
The 22-year-old has already made an impact with the Azzurri at the youth level despite receiving his first senior Italy call-up.
The right-back scored the game-winning goal against Portugal to help Italy win the 2023 UEFA European U-19 Championship.
Despite Nigeria’s approach, Kayode stated he would never consider changing his allegiance.
“It was a really simple choice. I looked through every young team in our area. “I never considered switching national teams, but Nigeria approached me,” he said, as reported by Football Italia.