Will USA-born Omidiji Play For Nigeria At World Cup? Fifa Thinks So

The governing body of football, Fifa, has written a profile on the Falconets ahead of the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women<span class=\"name name-large\">&rsquo;</span>s World Cup in Papua New Guinea.<br /><br />In the last tournament in Canada, Oklahoma native Courtney Dike became the first player born in the United States to represent the Nigeria U20s, and Fifa has predicted that Las Vegas - born Sophia Omotola Omidiji will follow suit.<br /><br />&ldquo;In Papua New Guinea, Netherlands-based striker Sophia Omidiji could become the second US-born player after Courtney Dike, who represented the team in Canada, to play for the side. <br /><br />&ldquo;Like Dike<span class=\"name name-large\">&rsquo;</span>s, Omidiji<span class=\"name name-large\">&rsquo;</span>s father was born in Nigeria, and it is not unlikely that the two could feature together for the Super Falcons in the not too distant future,&rdquo; fifa.com said about the FC Eindhoven Women star.<br /><br />The eighth edition of the Fifa U20s will take place in Papua New Guinea 13 November &ndash; 3 December 2016 and Nigeria will face Spain, Japan and Canada in the group stage.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />
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