Obafemi Martins is now being clamed to be able to play for Cameroon and the Lions are sending in reps to get him to play for them instead of Nigeria. What are your thoughts?
How would Martins be eligible to play for Cameroon? Were his parents emigrants from the former British Cameroons or something? Isn't he already cap-tied to Nigeria, or not yet at the senior level?
Here is one of the links that a read, go to google.com and then go to news and search him and there are storys about it. INTER Milan whizkid, Obafemi Martins who has shunned all entreaties to play for Nigeria may be in for a shocker as Cameroun is laying claim to him as their own. This shocking revelation was revealed in Tunisia by Camerounian journalists. Irene Morikanu who writes for Cameroon Tribune said that the news all over Cameroun was that the Nigerian is from the oil rich Bakassi which has been ceded to Cameroun. And in their estimation, that automatically means that he should play for the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun and not the Super Eagles. Morikanu said that since the news of Obafemi's nationality broke out , Cameroun has been in a frenzy celebrating the big catch. According to her, even Camerounian FA officials have been sent to Italy to convince the lad on the advantages of playing for Cameroun and not the Super Eagles. All explanations that Obafemi is from Yoruba and had no link with Bakassi fell on deaf ears as she called other journalists to confirm their latest catch. "That is why the boy does not want to play for Nigeria. We have sent some big officials to talk to him on what he stands to gain to play for the Indomitable Lions", the journalists insisted. FA scribe, Taiwo Ogunjobi had on many occasions assured that the Italy based prolific striker would join the Eagles but the boy would opt out at the last minute. In Portugal, he was awaited to join his mates until Christian Chukwu shut the door against him saying that he was too much a distraction to the team. Though the latest news sounds funny, one might not discard the Camerounians who are doing everything possible to take over Nigeria, if possible. Even here, the talk of beating the Super Eagles is on the lips of every Camerounian that one begins to wonder if they are here specifically to stop the Super Eagles.
he cant play for cameroun no way.just ask him were his family are.you cant change a mentality of 19yrs over the fact he is a nigerian.in a matter of days.if i were told i was a ganian instead of a nigerian i would definitely not allow it decide my future.good thing cameroun has an eye on one of our players.