Super Eagles star ruled out of action till 2023 and will miss ties against Costa Rica, Portugal
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Super Eagles star Henry Onyekuru has attacked the Nigerian Immigration Service on social media with the winger comparing them with the Turkish Immigration.
During the summer transfer window, Onyekuru moved to Turkish giants Adana Demirspor from Olympiacos on a season loan deal.
While reacting in anger, Onyekuru hit out at the Nigerian Immigration Service over their system after he was given his passport in Turkey in just under three hours.
Onyekuru was amazed that he got his passport in Turkey under three hours whereas he will have to wait for three months to do that in Lagos.
Super Eagles star ruled out of action till 2023 and will miss ties against Costa Rica, Portugal
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According to the report on Soccernet, Onyekuru was very angry and called Nigeria a 'rubbish nation' due the services of the Immigration officers.
Henry has been playing for the Super Eagles since 2017, and the former Everton star has featured in 15 games netting one goal so far.
He could be called for Nigeria's coming games against Costa Rica and Portugal.
Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles of Nigeria will trade tackles with Costa Rica in an international friendly, scheduled for San Jose on November 10.
Coach of the Nigerian team, Jose Peseiro is yet to name his squad for the encounter, which is the first-ever international friendly between both countries.
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FootballIt is believed the Eagles' camp opened in Ibadan on Monday with assistant coach Salisu Yusuf present, alongside 15 home-based players.
Salisu, who is also the head coach of the Olympic Eagles, has decided to retain some of the players that defeated Tanzania 2-0 in an Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier.
The home-based stars selected for the friendly will join their foreign-based players before the game.