“It’s a compliment to be compared with Kante”

The midfielder is without doubt one of the gamers believed to be close to a senior callup for Nigeria however hasn’t had alternatives till now

Alhassan Yusuf is without doubt one of the most constant Nigerian midfielders in Europe the place he plies his commerce with Royal Antwerp.

Yusuf, 22, was in motion for the entire length of the sport on Wednesday when Antwerp confronted Union Saint Gilloise (USG).

USG additionally had Nigerian ahead Victor Boniface in motion however misplaced 4-2 to Antwerp who had Yusuf as soon as once more contributing vastly to the end result of the sport.

In an interview with OJBSports after the sport, Yusuf spoke about his comparisons with Kante and what it means to him as a soccer participant.

“It’s a praise for me to be in contrast with Ngolo Kante. He’s a very good participant and we have now related enjoying types.”

Why is Yusuf not within the Tremendous Eagles?

Former Tremendous Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen had revealed in March that Yusuf was the box-to-box participant he wanted within the nationwide staff. He had on the time mentioned he wanted a Thompson Oliha or Mutiu Adepoju-esque midfielder within the staff.

He mentioned his good friend in Belgium had scouted Yusuf and he deliberate to ask him to the nationwide staff however that’s now historical past.

Yusuf was additionally invited by the NFF for the pleasant excursions of america the place Nigeria misplaced to Ecuador and Mexico. The midfielder was not concerned nevertheless, as he couldn’t safe a visa to the US whereas his membership participated within the playoffs.