Newcastle United striker, Shola Ameobi finally made his competitive debut for Nigeria in Saturday's 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying game against Malawi at the UJ Esuene Stadium on Saturday.
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The 31-year-old, who has previously been capped by England at under-21 level, had made his Nigeria debut in a friendly against Venezuela in 2012.
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On Saturday, he was drafted in as an 84th minute substitute for Emmanuel Emenike and despite spending just six minutes on the pitch, the forward voiced his delight at finally representing the country of his birth in a competitive game.
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"It is a thing of joy and honour. I want to thank the coach for giving me the opportunity of helping the Super Eagles. We have a good squad of players here," Ameobi told supersport.com after the game.
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Nigeria must now navigate a two-legged playoff against another African side to reach their fifth World Cup finals but Ameobi is calm about the prospect.
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"We cannot start thinking too far ahead. We just have to wait and see who we will play," he said.
Who will not be thrilled to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria? Let Shola Ameobi just keep promoting himself in the eye of Keshi...