{"id":22221,"date":"2020-03-05T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=22221"},"modified":"2020-03-05T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:33:00","slug":"10-things-you-should-know-about-new-super-eagles-invitee-cyriel-dessers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/10-things-you-should-know-about-new-super-eagles-invitee-cyriel-dessers","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Should Know About New Super Eagles Invitee, Cyriel Dessers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Technical Adviser of Nigeria’s senior national football team (Super Eagles), Gernor Rohr, on Wednesday, invited 24 players for the quick-double 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCONS) qualifying fixture against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone this month.<\/p>\n

Prominent on the list is Netherlands-based forward Cyriel Dessers.<\/p>\n

Only few Nigerians know who the new invitee, who has been banging in the goals in the Eredivisie, is.<\/p>\n

That is why we have compiled a few important things you should know about this forward who could be banging in the goals for the Super Eagles soon.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 things you should know about him:<\/p>\n

1. Dessers, born on 8 December 1994, is aged 25.<\/p>\n

2. He was born in Tongeren, Belgium.<\/p>\n

3. The 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall player plays as a forward for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie.<\/p>\n

4. Cyriel Dessers is a Nigerian-Belgian.<\/p>\n

5. During the 2013-14 season, 19-year-old Dessers stood out in the reserves and youth competitions for Oud-Heverlee Leuven, scoring over 20 goals.<\/p>\n

6. In April 2014, Dessers signed a two-year deal with Lokeren.<\/p>\n

7. In July 2016, he signed with NAC Breda on a contract until summer 2019, of Dutch second-tier Eerste divisie. On 28 May 2017, they were promoted to the Eredivisie, after a 1-4 victory over N.E.C., in which Dessers scored 3 goals. He finished the season with 29 goal in 40 matches.<\/p>\n

8. In July 2017, Dessers moved to FC Utrecht, agreeing a contract for three years with an option for an additional year. On 11 August 2017, he scored the first goal in the competition.<\/p>\n

9. He moved to Heracles Almelo in the 2019\/2020 season.<\/p>\n

10. Dessers tops the 2019\/2020 Dutch Eredivisie scorers’ table with 15 goals in 25 matches. This translates to 148 minutes per goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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