Owen Oseni, Plymouth Argyle’s in-form forward, has admitted he could hardly believe the moment he received his first invitation to the Nigeria national football team, describing the call-up as one of the biggest achievements of his career so far.
The 23-year-old striker has been included in Nigeria’s plans for the upcoming Unity Cup tournament in London and the international friendlies against Poland and Portugal, completing a remarkable rise after an impressive breakthrough season in English football.
For Oseni, whose career path has taken him through non-league football, Scotland and now England’s League One, the opportunity to represent Nigeria felt almost unreal.
“I know I had an alright season, but to get called up for a country where there’s more than 240 million people, and probably 50% want to play for their country, was quite a big deal for me, so I was really buzzing,” Oseni told BBC Sport
“The coaches were watching me, obviously, they picked up on the form I’d hit just towards the end of the season.”
