einstein_e: Don't blame the NFF unneccesarily.Why should Alaba play for Nigeria? He has never been to Nigeria. His mother is Filipino. He has spent his whole life in Austria/Germany. He probably doesn't feel Nigerian.

He has been to Nigeria and feels Nigerian. That's d only reason he had the Nigerian flag at the end of Champs league final!

collynzo2: How many of those players mentioned are playing in the national teams of the countries they were born in? They are mostly 3rd rate players, except Alaba.

Digest my comment! It has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with their ranking/rating in their various countries.
My own grievance is that Nigeria uses and dumps people when they ve been drained. Not only in the sports sector is this trend practiced, it happens in every facet of the nation.
Nigeria as a nation likes fire brigade approach. They don't honour their heroes until the diasporans and foreigners start complaining. Peace be upon you!

How are they Nigerians. They were not born in nigeria, or lived in nigeria. Their parents are nigerian and not them. Is the NBA player Emeka Okafor a nigerian too? I have cousins born in the US with yoruba names who have never been to nigeria and dont identify as nigerian.

Blazey J:

Caps?!... Wetin i wan use caps do na..Victor Moses choosed Nigeria instead of England,and look,he has won something...wetin Stephen Gerard don carry for England?

na lie bros england reject am na why he joined nigeria, he was called up by amodu in 2009 4 ireland game but rejected us same with when keshi called him up 4 bostwana and zambia games in 2011 after he got cleared by fifa, he was still reluctant to join d eagles. Check his stats for england at youth level only 1 game at u21 level

Baba,make I no lie you,if I be any of dos players,I no go play for this useless country,there is no single incentive to play for this country
Even if Dem born me here,I con make am there,I still no go play
No one sends you my brother

einstein_e: Which super eagles player can you compare to David Alaba? He is arguably the best left back in the world right now.

u know wat GOD will specially bless u today,trust me for dat comment.

when most Nigerians at home aren't patriotic how do you expect someone born outside the country to be

because if u die ur family wuld com & carry ur dead body. The govt 4get bout u. THE END

The one wey d pain me pass na ameobi, after him england dream no work for am him come dump himself for nigeria coz e wan play WC . Lyk seriously where is dat done Advise to keshi, use d dude for friendlies.. Wen we qualify for WC dump am, let him knw hw it feels to be dumped

Because Nigeria is like a plague which should be avoided at all costs.

See.....naija NFF nd shit...Alaba sef too...as u bin no wan play for naija...kukuma play for Germany na....no...he go Austria.....ur international career don enter im End Times at ur yung age.

It is not by force. Besides, the way the NFF runs our football isnt the epitome of professionalism.

The same way Nigeria refused to accept the london beheader was nigerian. Capisce?

yes i dnt xpect less,becos of the following.1:the house reward dat promise to the past eagles had not been paid.2:nigeria neglect her players wen tin is not going well wit dem.eg osaze,kaita, yakubu,obodo,anichebe,babayaro,taiwo,etc.how does olise,oruma,yekini,babagida,etc.apart from national pride ballers hav ....

We will all see what the life of Dominic Solanke, Tammy Abraham and other forign Nigerian who wanted to play for England will look like in the next 1 year, they will now realize that they can be born and raised in England but different from the normal English citizens and they will also know that there's no place like home

DisGuy:

michaeldemson:
We will all see what the life of Dominic Solanke, Tammy Abraham and other forign Nigerian who wanted to play for England will look like in the next 1 year, they will now realize that they can be born and raised in England but different from the normal English citizens and they will also know that there's no place like home

Some people's career is not based international tournaments. Some become more popular due to club career where they earn substantially more than national representation...where is Christanus, where's Stanley Okoro....

We will all see what the life of Dominic Solanke, Tammy Abraham and other forign Nigerian who wanted to play for England will look like in the next 1 year, they will now realize that they can be born and raised in England but different from the normal English citizens and they will also know that there's no place like home