Arsenal youth players, Chuba Akpom and Semi Ajayi have expressed interest to feature for Nigeria in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) warm-up matches against Cote d’Ivoire and Mali.
Super Eagles B team will engage Mali and Ivory Coast in friendly matches next year as part of a training camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate, which has been designed to keep the soon-to-be-dethroned African champions in shape having missed out on Afcon 2015.
Arsenal duo Ajayi and Akpom are expected to be invited for the trip to the UAE as the Nigeria Football Federation has now revealed their interest in a statement signed by communications assistant director Ademola Olajire.
Ajayi- a central defender- has already represented Nigeria at U-20 level in last year’s Toulon Festival in France.
Nigeria will face 2015 Afcon-bound pair of Ivory Coast and Mali on January 9 and 13 respectively.
