{"id":34360,"date":"2020-10-06T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=34360"},"modified":"2020-10-06T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:49:13","slug":"akpoguma-switches-to-super-eagles-after-seven-years-with-german-youth-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=34360","title":{"rendered":"Akpoguma switches to Super Eagles after seven years with German youth teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/images-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoffenheim defender, Kevin Akpoguma has been granted permission by FIFA to make his switch to the Super Eagles after seven years with German national youth teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was announced by the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick in a viral tweet on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25-year-old Akpoguma, who recently disclosed his intention to switch allegiance and represent Nigeria at senior level, is already with the Nigeria squad currently in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He represented Germany at youth level, playing for the U16, U17, U18, U19, U20, and U21 teams between 2010 and 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dCoach Gernot Rohr might be a bit light in the middle. However, I\u2019m extremely happy to announce that @FIFAcom has just granted Hoffenheim defender and former German U-20 national team skipper Kevin Ufuoma Akpoguma permission to make his switch to Nigeria with immediate effect,\u201d Pinnick tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akpoguma was the captain of the German U-20 team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the permission to switch by FIFA, the tough tackling defender is likely to participate in forthcoming friendlies against Algeria and Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Super Eagles will take on the champions of Africa, Algeria, on 9 October, before facing Tunisia four days after. Both matches to hold in Austria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoffenheim defender, Kevin Akpoguma has been granted permission by FIFA to make his switch to the Super Eagles after seven years with German national youth teams. 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