Kevin Akpoguma has brightened his chances of playing for his country of birth, Germany.<br /><br />The central defender is known to have snubbed the advances of the Nigeria Football Federation, who have contacted him to play for the Super Eagles,&nbsp; admitting that he fancies his chances of playing for the senior team of Germany.<br /><br />That dream could be a reality with news that Akpoguma, who has blossomed into one of the best defenders in the 2 Bundesliga, will return to parent club <span style=\"\" class=\"notranslate\">TSG Hoffenheim before the start of the 2017-2018 season.<br /><br /></span><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\">&ldquo;Kevin has developed positively and shows consistently attractive performances. We are very satisfied with this development, </span></span><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\"></span></span><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\">&rdquo; Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann told Rheinische Post.</span></span></span></span><br /><br />This season, Akpoguma has 18 appearances under his belt for <span>Fortuna D&uuml;sseldorf in all competitions, logging 1,610 minutes. <br /><br />Born in Neustadt an der Weinstra&szlig;e, Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother, he has caps for the U16 - U21 national teams of Germany. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br /></span>Photo Credit : uefa.com