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Raheem Lawal will be dropped by Nigeria if he fails to resolve
his club future before a 2013 AFCON qualifier in Liberia in September.
The 22-year-old highly-rated midfielder has fallen out with his Spanish club Atletico Baleares to the extent that he has refused to join them for pre-season training.
And Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has now told the former Eco FC of Lagos player in clear terms that he has to sort out his club problems before he could be invited for future national team engagements.
A source close to the player told MTNFootball.com: “Lawal has refused to train since he returned to Spain because of the problem he has with his club.
“And he has been keeping Keshi abreast of developments.
“But Keshi has told him that he needs to be playing for a club for him to be invited to the Super Eagles again.”
Lawal’s face-off with Baleares started after he absconded from the club and flew to Nigeria for the World Cup qualifier against Namibia on June 3 in Calabar.
The midfield ace arrived the team’s camp late and was not featured, but made substitute appearances in the Eagles subsequent games against Malawi and Rwanda.
Before then, he had rejoined Baleares late after he made his Eagles debut in a friendly against Peru in Lima in the last week of May.
Lawal, who had become a pivotal member of the team, had his absence contributing in no small measure to Baleares’ failure to gain promotion to the Spanish second division.
And now he is insisting he does not want to play for the Mallorca-based club again and so wants a transfer.
Despite earlier claims by the player, there has not been any concrete offer for him and MTNFootball.com sources in Spain have hinted that his recalcitrant record at Baleares has by no small means put most Spanish clubs off.
The 22-year-old, who has three years to go on his Baleares contract, now has until August 31 to find a new club.
The 22-year-old highly-rated midfielder has fallen out with his Spanish club Atletico Baleares to the extent that he has refused to join them for pre-season training.
And Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has now told the former Eco FC of Lagos player in clear terms that he has to sort out his club problems before he could be invited for future national team engagements.
A source close to the player told MTNFootball.com: “Lawal has refused to train since he returned to Spain because of the problem he has with his club.
“And he has been keeping Keshi abreast of developments.
“But Keshi has told him that he needs to be playing for a club for him to be invited to the Super Eagles again.”
Lawal’s face-off with Baleares started after he absconded from the club and flew to Nigeria for the World Cup qualifier against Namibia on June 3 in Calabar.
The midfield ace arrived the team’s camp late and was not featured, but made substitute appearances in the Eagles subsequent games against Malawi and Rwanda.
Before then, he had rejoined Baleares late after he made his Eagles debut in a friendly against Peru in Lima in the last week of May.
Lawal, who had become a pivotal member of the team, had his absence contributing in no small measure to Baleares’ failure to gain promotion to the Spanish second division.
And now he is insisting he does not want to play for the Mallorca-based club again and so wants a transfer.
Despite earlier claims by the player, there has not been any concrete offer for him and MTNFootball.com sources in Spain have hinted that his recalcitrant record at Baleares has by no small means put most Spanish clubs off.
The 22-year-old, who has three years to go on his Baleares contract, now has until August 31 to find a new club.
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