Abandonment After Injury: Ola Aina Considers Exit From Super Eagles

Ola Aina could well be the next key Super Eagles star to throw in the towel after captain William Ekong after he openly expressed his disappointment to the NFF president Ibrahim Gusau how he was abandoned when he was injured on international duty.

A top source told only SCORENigeria: “Ola (Aina) is seriously considering quitting the Super Eagles. “He was far from happy when he was abandoned after he got injured playing for the Super Eagles.

“He confronted the NFF president on this, clearly disappointed with how he was left on his own even though he was injured on national service.”

In September, the Nottingham Forest defender, one of the standout stars in the Premier League last season, suffered a hamstring injury that needed surgery when he played against South Africa in Bloemfontein.

Sources close to the player claimed he was deeply hurt that he was abandoned after this injury.

It was further gathered that how Ola Aina was badly treated was part of the grudges of the Super Eagles when they staged a pay strike before their 2026 World Cup Playoffs tie against Gabon in Rabat, Morocco.

It was also gathered that this was what informed the NFF president to embark on a fence-mending visit to Ola Aina at his base in England thereafter.

It is now left to be seen whether this visit has pacified the player to drop the idea of turning his back on the Super Eagles.

Credit: thenationonlineng.net