Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is eagerly looking
forward to donning the green and white jersey of Nigeria against Sudan in the
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture in June.
Okoye, 19, who is born to a Nigerian father and a German
mother took to the social media to announce his intention and desire to
represent the country of his birth.
“I’ m coming Home Nigeria! After 13 years. Can’t describe my
feelings. Looking forward to the Qualifying matches with the U23 against Sudan.
#Olympia2020,” Okoye he wrote on his Twitter handle.
Okoye has
featured 15 times for Fortuna Düsseldorf B side in the Regionaliga West this
season.
He has conceded
25 goals and kept two clean sheets.
The U-23 Eagles will face Sudan in the first leg of the
qualifier on June 5 in Khartoum with the second leg to take place at the Samson
Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa four days later.
Imama
Amapakabo’s men overturned a 2-0 first leg deficit to edge out Libya 4-2 on
aggregate in the previous round.
Sudan on the
other hand defeated Kenya 2-0 on aggregate to secure their passage to the final
round of the qualifiers.
The top three
countries at the 2019 U-23 AFCON competition that will be hosted by Egypt later
in the year will represent the continent in the football event of the 2020
Olympics in Tokyo.
Nigeria won the
last edition of the competition hosted by Senegal pipping Algeria 2-1 in the
final.
The competition
will take place in Egypt from 8 to 22 November.
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