Fortuna Dusseldorf of Germany defender Leon Balogun has exclusively revealed his deep desire is to play for Nigeria.
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" I will walk to Spain, then swim across the ocean, catch a canoe just to honour the call. It will be the pinnacle of my career to represent the country of my father's birth especially because my father was always proud to be a Nigerian" Balogun said.
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Balogun was in the Dusseldorf side that were relegated from the Bundesliga last season where he started half of the matches."
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"It was not a good feeling but Bundesliga 2 is as strong as many first divisions in other European countries and currently we are improving and hopefully should be able to bounce back."
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Back to his international ambitions. Asked on what he makes of those who say that he is hoping reap where he had not sown with regards to a world cup place.
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"Nobody called me. Nobody came to watch me play during the qualifiers. If they had, I repeat I would have jumped at it and would have contributed my quota to the course"
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One of the most fascinating things about Balogun is his fluency in English considering that he has never visited nor lives in an English living country.
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"I taught myself mostly because I have always liked to speak the language. I listened to music, I watched films and TV programmes and then added to the classes in school"
If he is good enough then he can move to the camp on Keshi's invite to prove himself. It is possible for him to play for his country