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Former Nigeria caput coach, Gernot Rohr, has opened up connected wherefore Bayern Munich prima Michael Olise turned down the Super Eagles to correspond France.
Olise was successful England to a Nigerian begetter and a Franco-Algerian mother.
The 24-year-old was eligible to play for Nigeria, Algeria, France, oregon England earlier helium yet decided to pledged his planetary aboriginal to France.
However, successful an interrogation with Brila FM, Rohr revealed that the erstwhile Crystal Palace winger’s caput was already made up years agone to play for France.
“In 2019, I saw Michael Olise with my adjunct Tunde Adelakun,” Rohr said.
“We tried to invitation him, but helium did not privation to articulation america astatine the time.
“He was already playing well. As astatine erstwhile we saw him, that was six to 7 years ago, we saw him truthful beardown and unfortunately, helium refused to play for Nigeria.”
Michael Olise snubbed Nigeria for France – Ex-Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr
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