Millwall's Femi Azeez, for Super Eagles: A Fleeting Flash in the Pan or a Formidable Force in the Pot for Nigeria?

Femi Azeez: A Fleeting Flash in the Pan or a Formidable Force in the Pot?

"Azeez will provide Super Eagles head coach Éric Sekou Chelle with another attacking option."

Femi Azeez, the 24 year old England-born Millwall winger, also presents the Super Eagles coach with another attacking headache.

Predominantly a right winger, Azeez can also dance with the dandies on the left wing, as a support striker and, at a stretch, as a centre attacking midfielder, akin to the role performed by Lookman in the Afcon.

I will still treat this news of Azeez's switch to Nigeria as speculations from speculative journalists who are speculating.

Okay the NFF has made contact with the player and his representative, has he agreed? If so, can you provide an official statement from the player and/or his representatives or a social media post where Femi posts his social statement officially on his preference for Nigeria.

When Chelle plays 4-1-2-1-2, Femi poses a threat to Lookman through the middle and perhaps Akor Adams.

In Chelle's flat 4-4-2 constellation, Simon on the right, Chukwueze on the left or maybe, at a stretch, Iwobi in the middle might as well be having sleepless nights if Azeez picks Nigeria.

Azeez remains untried, untested, unknown. Although he has had a breakout season with Millwall in the English Championship this season with 9 goals and 8 assists: respectable numbers for a respectable winger, doubt remains in some quarters of his suitability for high echelon international football.

To put in context, Azeez's prior escapades have been in the lower trenches of English football, your non-league, division 5 leagues. In fact , around 2019 when established internationals, the likes of Chukwueze, Iheanacho, Simon, Osihmen were either playing at senior world cups, Afcon, UEFA cup competitions or premier leagues across Europe, Femi Azeez was doing his gig in non-league football for Northwood & Wealdson or Hanwell Town.

Yes, he is a big shot in the English Championship this season but it remains to be seen whether he maintains the momentum movingly into seasons to come or he would just fizzle out as a one-season wonder.

It also remains to be seen whether he can transition seamlessly into a fully flourishing fabulously focused seasoned international with the Super Eagles as, to date, his experience has been in lower to moderate league football.

That said, I will welcome Femi Azeez with open arms. I like his dexterity attributes, his ambidextrous qualities, his flexibility content, as he can use his right and left feet with equal level of effectiveness, making him a versatile option to Nigeria up front.

I pray this story proves to be true as we work to introduce, inject and infuse fresh faces, fresh legs, fresh vitality into the Super Eagles in the ongoing rebuilding efforts.