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Should Pinnick beg Saka to play for the Super Eagles?

The Super Eagles’ recruitment policy is one of the hot topics we explore in this week’s African Football HQ podcast, as Malek Shafei and Ed Dove assess the comments made by NFF President Amaju Pinnick.

The Nigerian football chief recently spoke—on an Instagram live—about Nigeria’s pursuit of Arsenal wonderkid Bukayo Saka, one of the revelations of the Premier League season.

Pinnick suggested that the West African giants wouldn’t be forced into begging for players to represent them, but what should Nigeria—and the continent’s other national sides—be doing to make sure the best dual-nationality players aren’t tempted to represent European teams?