{"id":18477,"date":"2019-12-04T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=18477"},"modified":"2019-12-04T17:27:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T17:27:02","slug":"super-eagles-assistant-coach-makes-contact-with-nigerias-top-scorer-in-europe-dessers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/super-eagles-assistant-coach-makes-contact-with-nigerias-top-scorer-in-europe-dessers","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles Assistant Coach Makes Contact With Nigeria&#8217;s Top Scorer In Europe, Dessers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>With 11 goals in 15 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie, Heracles Almelo number 9, Cyriel Dessers is the leading Nigerian scorer in the European Leagues.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Also eligible for the Red Devils, Dessers is aware that he has a slim chance of playing for his country of birth as they have several world-class strikers in their ranks, so he has set his sights on being a Super Eagle.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 24-year-old has revealed that he was contacted by Nigeria&#8217;s assistant coach after contributing to three goals (2 goals, 1 assist) in last weekend&#8217;s 4-0 rout of ADO Den Haag.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8221;There has already been contact with the Nigerian association. After the match against ADO Den Haag, the assistant from Nigeria sent me a message that I was doing well,&#8221; Desssers said to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2019\/12\/03\/interview-met-cyriel-dessers-topschutter-eredivisie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2019\/12\/03\/interview-met-cyriel-dessers-topschutter-eredivisie\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1575532796957000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWJJ8fHKzeEeUjQmW5FBAzSgfQJg\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Sporza.<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8221;But that is not going to be easy either. There are 300 million Nigerians worldwide.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Born to a Belgian dad and Nigerian mother, Dessers confessed that he has never visited Nigeria and is targeting a call-up to the Super Eagles even if it&#8217;s for a non-competitive match.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8221;I have never been to Nigeria, also because the political situation has not been so calm in recent years. The last year it is only slightly better.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8221;I would like to go there and it would be twice as nice to do that to If only to play a practice game against Madagascar or Mauritius,&#8221; he concluded.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 11 goals in 15 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie, Heracles Almelo number 9, Cyriel Dessers is the leading Nigerian scorer in the European Leagues. 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