Bukayo Saka's Mother Opened Up On How Amaju Pinnick Failed To Lure Saka To Play For Nigeria

Bukayo Saka's Mother Opened Up On How Amaju Pinnick Failed To Lure Saka To Play For Nigeria

No doubt Saka is England's sensation at the World Cup, scoring a brace for the Three Lions in their opening game against Iran few days ago. 

Looking into the circumstances surrounding his decision to represent England instead of his fatherland, Saka's mother is of the opinion that ex NFF President Amaju Pinnick may have contributed to it.

After former U-20 coach, Paul Aigbogun, approached Saka to join his team in 2018, owngoal Nigeria revealed that Pinnick had also made contact with the player who was just rising to the occasion at Arsenal.

Pinnick according to owngoal Nigeria had approached Saka's mother to help convince Saka, but, the mother wasn't comfortable with the way the football executive laid out his talks.

When all these was going on, England ceased the opportunity and handed the Nigerian a call-up to the national and honourably accepted; the rest became history.

Reacting about the kid's decision Pinnick took to Instagram to lash out to the kid, telling him that Nigeria is blessed with lots of talent scattered across football academies all over the world, and cannot stoop so low to begging him come to the Super Eagles.

"Saka is an excellent prospect but we have other players in his position who are playing so we'll," Pinnick said on Instagram Live chat in 2020.

"We have talents everywhere so we won't beg people to play for Nigeria. It is about ardour and fervour, if it's their desire and they merit it, they will be given a chance to represent Nigeria," he added.