Peter Crouch, former English forward, says he is “excited to have gotten his Nigerian passport” — after speculation linking Harry Redknapp to the Super Eagles job.
Before the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Gernot Rohr’s contract extension as the Eagles head coach, there were rumours that Redknapp, a British football manager, was being lined up for the job.
The development had prompted football fans on social media platforms to joke about Redknapp bringing some of his favourite players including the likes Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Niko Kranjcar to Nigeria.
In reaction to the jokes, the former Stoke City forward took to his Twitter page and wrote: “So excited to get my Nigerian passport through today #gosupereagles.”
So excited to get my Nigerian passport through today #gosupereagles 👍🏻
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) May 26, 2020
Charlie Adam was among those who responded to Crouch, saying: “You better make sure Peter Odemwingie doesn’t just turn up!.”
You better make sure @OdemwingieP doesn’t just turn up 😂😂😂
— Charlie Adam (@Charlie26Adam) May 26, 2020
The towering striker, now aged 39, scored 22 times in 42 appearances for England. He also played for Redknapp at Southampton, Portsmouth and Tottenham.
Here are some of the response to Crouch’s joke:
So excited for you mate, can’t wait to see Ahmed Musa hoof it upfield for you to punt it into the top bins.
— Buphallo (@TousenCollins) May 26, 2020
Good one Crouchy. Has Niko got his ready 😂😂
— Noel O Keeffe (@keeffe_noel) May 26, 2020
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Will Niko Kranjčar get his Nigerian passport too?
— Lewis Jones (@LewisJones_90) May 26, 2020