Yohanna reveals injury kept him out of Nigeria’s Unity Cup squad

Brighton & Hove Albion forward Zadok Yohanna has revealed that an injury prevented him from making his Nigeria debut during the Unity Cup tournament in London.

Yohanna was called up to the Super Eagles squad for the competition, which was held at The Valley, but was unable to take part after suffering an injury.

The forward eventually made his international debut for Nigeria with the Olympic Eagles in their 2-0 defeat by DR Congo in Lubumbashi on Friday afternoon.

Despite the result, Yohanna described the occasion as a proud moment for himself and his family.

“First of all, I give God the glory. It was a really proud moment for me and my family,” he said.

“I was really happy for the invitation despite that this is not the first time.”

Yohanna explained that he had previously been selected for the Super Eagles but could not join the squad because of the injury problem.

“I have been invited before but due to some problem of injury, I didn’t participate,” he added.

The young forward now believes the Olympic Eagles can overturn the first-leg deficit against DR Congo and qualify for the Olympic tournament.

“Of course, with the quality the players have, I am really sure that they would win,” Yohanna said.

However, he is expected to miss Tuesday’s second leg against DR Congo in Nigeria.