Super Eagles new invitee Cyriel Dessers is really pumped about making his international debut for Nigeria.
Dessers was named by Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr in the 24-man list invited for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, double header against Sierra Leone scheduled to hold this month.
The forward, who is the top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie so far in this campaign first tweeted about his invitation on Wednesday.
“So honoured and proud. Can’t wait to wear the Green-White jersey and meet the team!”
So honoured and proud. Can’t wait to wear the Green-White jersey and meet the team! 🇳🇬 @NGSuperEagles #naija https://t.co/zAD6WQA086
— Cyriel Dessers (@CyrielDessers) March 4, 2020
He followed up that social media post with a video montage of some of his goals from this campaign, including the belter against Ajax.
The 25 year-old forward’s caption for the video are the emoji flag of Nigeria and the Eagle, which is the symbol of the National team.
🇳🇬🦅 pic.twitter.com/rvr7sZMPeg
— Cyriel Dessers (@CyrielDessers) March 5, 2020
Nigeria will host the first-leg of the tie against Sierra Leone at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba.
