Is Boro’s Chuba Akpom ready for Super Eagles’ call-up after first career league hat-trick?

The previous Arsenal starlet is the standout performer within the Championship, after a superb begin to the marketing campaign

Middlesbrough ahead Chuba Akpom continued his glorious kind this season as he netted a superb hat-trick to energy his aspect to a convincing 4-1 win over Wigan Athletic on the Riverside Stadium on Boxing Day.

The Chuba Akpom Present started within the forty ninth minute when he fired in a low shot to double Boro’s benefit. The Hale Finish Academy product drove in a agency effort into the underside nook for his second of the sport and accomplished his hat-trick in stoppage time.

It was the primary league hat-trick of his profession, one which delights Boro boss, Michael Carrick. 

With 12 targets in 17 appearances, Akpom is the joint-top scorer within the Championship halfway via the common season.

It’s a exceptional turnaround for the striker who was deemed surplus to requirement for Middlesbrough firstly of the marketing campaign.

Raised as a striker, Akpom has reached new heights underneath supervisor Michael Carrick who has deployed him as an attacking midfielder cum a second striker.

And the end result has been unbelievable as Akpom now has extra targets than he has ever managed in a single season in his entire profession.

However is Akpom prepared for worldwide soccer?

Chuba Akpom and the Tremendous Eagles

Born in London to Nigerian mother and father, Akpom performed for England at numerous youth ranges. However the 27-year-old has been eligible to play for Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles since switching his worldwide allegiance in 2019.

However Gernot Rohr, Tremendous Eagles head coach on the time, had a number of attacking choices at his disposal and the German supervisor didn’t invite Akpom earlier than he was sacked in December 2021.
Akpom’s case was not helped by his common performances for PAOK and Middlesbrough round that interval.
However quite a bit has modified since. The Tremendous Eagles have a brand new boss in Portuguese tactician Jose Peseiro and Chuba Akpom is within the type of his life.
Whereas Nigeria stays blessed with glorious attackers, Akpom can now not be ignored or ignored.
Racing Genk’s objective machine Paul Onuachu (13) is the one Nigerian star with extra league targets than Akpom in Europe.
Peseiro can even be happy with the previous Arsenal lad’s versatility.
Akpom might be an ideal match for the Portuguese supervisor’s most popular 4-4-2 formation. An Akpom-Osimhen or Akpom-Moffi or Akpom-Onuachu pairing in assault, relying on availability, ought to trigger most harm to opponents throughout the Afcon qualifiers and the event correct in 2014.

Jose Peseiro is aware of higher, although.
But when present kind and constantly sensible performances are the figuring out elements, Akpom has proven that he’s prepared for the rigours of worldwide soccer.

And may the striker keep his prime stage within the new yr, it won’t shock many to see him referred to as up for and unleashed towards Guinea-Bissau in March.