Oduamadi eyes Super Eagles’ recall
Latina FC of Italy attacking midfielder, Nnamdi Oduamadi has reiterated his desire and keen interest to play for the Super Eagles in the March 26 international friendly match with Bolivia if invited.
Oduamadi last played for the Eagles during the CAF Confederation Cup in 2013 in Brazil after injury prevented him from making the cut for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He returned to club football action on Tuesday after a three-match suspension in a Week 29 Serie B clash with Bologna which he helped his club to a goalless draw away.
He joined Latina on loan from AC Milan in January after he left Crotone from where he started the season with.
In a phone chat with SportingLife yesterday, an elated Oduamadi revealed that he was more than happy to serve out his ban and to play a great part in his club’s impressive goalless draw away to second placed Bologna on Tuesday.
He said even though Latina Calcio are 10 points away from the play off spot presently occupied by Carpi (56), Bologna(48), Frosinone(47), Vicenza (47), Avellino (46) and Livorno (44) they are aiming to close the gap in the remaining 13 games before the end of the season.
Oduamadi said he has remained injury free since the beginning of the present campaign adding that he has been featuring regularly for Latina Calcio too.
He said if he is considered worthy of an invitation for the game with Bolivia and other subsequent matches, he would gladly honour it but if he is not called up, he would use the opportunity to continue helping Latina towards their late push for a place in the play off.
“I am happy to return to the pitch again after my three game suspension. It was not easy being on the sideline not on the account of injury but because of a perceived wrongdoing I never committed. I don’t want to continue to dwell on it because it is in the past now.
“I am glad that my coming back coincided with our goalless draw with Bologna and I can’t ask for more,” Oduamadi disclosed.
On the Eagles game with Bolivia, Oduamadi told SportingLife:” I will be glad if I’m invited for the game with Bolivia because it is my dream to continue to play for Nigeria. But if I am not invited, it is not the end of the world. I will stay back and continue helping my club.
“It is good that we have a friendly match with Bolivia because no country is a pushover. We need to prepare very well to get the desired result.”