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Leon Balogun's inclusion in Nigeria's 23-man World Cup squad was as rewarding as it was a relief for the 29-year-old.
Ahead of the 2014 finals in Brazil, German-born Balogun was amongst the Super Eagles' preliminary group selected to travel to the tournament before an injury picked up against Mexico saw him cut from the final squad.
Having represented Nigeria on only a handful of occasions at the time, the realisation of what had been stripped away from the defender wasn't fully appreciated until some months later.