Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo has been included in the latest Nigeria international squad.
The 23-year-old came to the attention of the Super Eagles through his early performances for the Gers after signing from Charlton Athletic in the summer.
He took just four minutes to score on debut in a drawn game against Ukraine in September, before backing that up by netting against a star-studded Brazil side in Singapore earlier this month.
Having made a blistering start to life in the international arena in those friendlies, he’s been deemed ready for competitive action.
Nigeria are set to host an African Cup of Nations Qualifier against Benin on 13th November, before travelling to Lesotho for a second qualifier four days later. Aribo has made the squad for both fixtures.
Having reached the semi-finals of the AFCON 2019 before losing 2-1 to eventual winners Algeria [Guardian], the Super Eagles will be among the favourites for the next instalment in 2021.
They must get qualification out of the way first, though. The process will consist of six group matches against Benin, Lesotho and Sierra Leone, home and away.
Aribo has frustrated Gers fans at times since arriving from the EFL, but his talent is there for all to see and he starred in the win over Ross County in midweek.
Let’s hope that in the period leading up to these international assignments, he continues to put in big displays in Light Blue.
