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Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” when he was called up to the Nigeria squad.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 23-year-old is part of the group that will play Poland and Portugal next month in pre-World Cup friendly matches.<\/p>\n
He will also feature in the group playing in the Unity Cup in London later this month against Zimbabwe and then India or Jamaica.<\/p>\n
“I know I had an alright season, but to get called up for a country where there’s more than 240 million people and probably 50% want to play for their country was quite a big deal for me so I was really buzzing,” Oseni told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“The coaches were watching me, obviously they picked up on the form I’d hit just towards the end of the season.”<\/p>\n
Oseni found the net three times in Plymouth’s final four games of their League One campaign, where they narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs.<\/p>\n
The Irish-born forward ended his first spell in the English Football League with 10 goals from 33 appearances, having joined Plymouth last summer from Scottish side St Mirren<\/a> after a spell with National League club Gateshead.<\/p>\n Oseni is eligible for Nigeria through his father, while his mother is from Ivory Coast, meaning he could represent the Elephants as well as the Republic of Ireland.<\/p>\n “I’d love to represent any country on a national level,” he says. “It’s massive for me and my career and Nigeria, the Super Eagles, when they came knocking, it was a decision that I couldn’t turn down.<\/p>\n “I didn’t think there was a possibility that that could happen. All I know is to just work hard and many doors could open, but I definitely didn’t think that I would be one of them.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n