Sammy Ameobi wants to commit to Nigeria

Newcastle United striker Sammy Ameobi has said he will like
to commit his international career to Nigeria.

Sammy who is the younger brother
of Super Eagles’ Shola Ameobi was part of the Flying Eagles team in their build up to the 2011 African Youth Championship but did not make John Obuh’s final squad.

Having watched his elder sibling feature for Nigeria at the Brazil 2014 Fifa World Cup, he has insisted he will like to wear Nigeria’s green and white colours at senior level.

"It will be a great honour to play for Nigeria.

I would love it. I have seen how it has been with my brother and the World Cup was a great experience, which I would love to experience and help make sure Nigeria
participates in again,” Ameobi told
supersport.com.

"He (Shola) has always been there for me.Whenever I needed advice, he would volunteer it; and also when I tried to make moves that might have derailed my career,
he was quick to pull me back on track.

It is great to have a proper professional as an older brother.”
The forward was loaned out to
Middleborough in 2013 but he is hopeful of a great season ahead.

"I am no longer a kid, I am in the last year of my contract with Newcastle and I have to start it with a bang.

"I have had a lot of injuries which I am hoping I have gotten over now, so I need to play very well to either get a new contract with Newcastle or be able to make a good move elsewhere,” he concluded.