Al Ahly forward Junior Ajayi revealed that he has received a call up to the Super Eagles squad for their Pre-World Cup warm-up games against Poland and Serbia.
Ajayi, who has been in blistering form for the Egyptian Premier League side, stated that he gratified by the invitation and poised to make the team’s fans proud.
The 22-year-old, who was named in the 2017 CAF Awards Team of the Year, took to his twitter handle to confirm his call up and express gratitude to the team’s handlers and the fans.
”With grateful heart and total respect to the family of @NGSuperEagles and all #Nigerians, this invitation to our National Team is a dream come true,”
Ajayi tweeted.
”I will make you all proud by the grace of God. Thank You #CoachRorh. Thank you @AlAhly. #AjayiJnr #Russia2018”.
The Rio 2016 Olympics star has scored 8 goals and assisted 9 others in 25 games for Al Ahly in all competitions this season.
The official squad list for the impendind friendly games will released by the Nigeria Football Federation on Wednessday, March 7.