{"id":22225,"date":"2020-03-05T17:33:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=22225"},"modified":"2020-03-05T17:33:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:33:10","slug":"five-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-new-super-eagles-invitee-kingsley-ehizibue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/five-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-new-super-eagles-invitee-kingsley-ehizibue","title":{"rendered":"Five Things You Probably Didn’t Know About New Super Eagles Invitee Kingsley Ehizibue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cologne star Kingsley Ehizibue is in line to become cap-tied to Nigeria after he was included in the Super Eagles squad list for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone this month.<\/p>\n

The former Netherlands U21 international is among eight foreign-born players named in the latest Nigeria squad, the others being Maduka Okoye, Leon Balogun, William Ekong, Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Joe Aribo and Cyril Dessers.<\/p>\n

Allnigeriasoccer.com has compiled five interesting things you probably didn’t know about Ehizibue :<\/p>\n

1) Kingsley Ehizibue and his parents, who are both Nigerians, hail from Uromi in Esan North-eastern Local Government Area of Edo State.<\/p>\n

2) The 24-year-old is Ishan by tribe, same as Manchester United’s Odion Ighalo, Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli and Lille’s Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n

3) Born in Munich, Germany but raised in the Netherlands, Kingsley is the first child of his parents.<\/p>\n

4) He is related by marriage to KFC Uerdingen 05 teen sensation Bright Osemudiamen Kelly. Kingsley’s uncle is married to Kelly’s aunt.<\/p>\n

5) Ehizibue won’t experience a culture shock when he lands in Asaba on March 23 as he has visited Nigeria before when he was younger, with his parents, and loves eating Nigerian foods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cologne star Kingsley Ehizibue is in line to become cap-tied to Nigeria after he was included in the Super Eagles squad list for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone this month. 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