Cyriel Dessers is proud to have received his maiden Nigeria call-up thanks to his breathtaking form with Heracles Almelo.
The 25-year-old who joined Frank Wormuth’s side from Utrecht has been impressive in the Dutch elite division with 15 goals from 25 appearances.
And he has now been handed the chance to compete for a first international cap in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone in Asaba and Freetown.
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Dessers is one of the two new faces in Gernot Rohr’s squad alongside FC Cologne’s Kingsley Ehizibue, with Paul Onuachu and Henry Onyekuru missing.