Can new boy Kingsley Ehizibue beat Aina and Awaziem to Super Eagles right back spot?

Can new boy Kingsley Ehizibue beat Aina and Awaziem to Super Eagles right back spot?

Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr added to new names to his 24-man list for Nigeria’s upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sierra Leone home and away.

Cyriel Dessers and Kingsley Ehizibue are the newcomers.

Dessers is getting a lot of attention because he is a striker but the Super Eagles are not short of talent in that area.

24-year-old Kingsley Ehizibue plays for Bundesliga side, FC Cologneprimarily a RIGHT-BACK the position he is expected to fight for in the Super Eagles.

He can also play Right midfield and right wing. In the Super Eagles he will have to battle with Chidozie Awaziem, Ola Aina and Shehu Abdullahi for the right back slot,  can he dethrone them ?

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