Eagles-target Dessers may consider Belgium call-up

Cyriel Dessers has hinted that he could still play for Belgium despite committing his international future to the Super Eagles, The PUNCH reports.

The striker is eligible to play for Nigeria through his mother, who is from Lagos, and also for Belgium, where he was born and the country of his father.

Last year, Dessers, 25, met with top Nigeria Football Federation officials in London and also secured a Nigerian passport in his bid to represent Nigeria.

The striker was set for his Nigeria debut in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations double-header qualifiers against Sierra Leone, but the match was called off due to the coronavirus outbreak.

But he has now told Het Belang van Limburg that he is still open to playing for Belgium. (Punch)

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