Head coach of Benin Republic, Gernot Rohr, has advised two players of Nigerian descent to put aside their ties to Nigeria on Saturday when they face the Super Eagles in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifiers in Uyo.
Rohr has selected Lorients Lagos-born striker Tosin Aiyegun and Grenoble Foot 38s Junior Olaitan in his squad list to tackle Nigeria.
Olaitan was born in Porto-Novo to a Beninese mother and a Nigerian father.
The 31-year-old forward was eligible to represent the Super Eagles but opted to commit his international future to the Cheetahs despite growing up in Lagos, Nigeria.
Aiyegun, on his part, was scouted by Rohr with a view to a call-up to the Super Eagles but the invitation never came before he was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, in 2021.
