Brentford forward Kevin Schade is no longer eligible to play for Nigeria’s Super Eagles. This change comes after Schade participated in a cap-tying match for Germany against the Netherlands in a UEFA Nations League clash on Monday.
By playing for Germany in the match at the Allianz Arena, Schade is now officially tied to the German national team. Consequently, he can no longer represent Nigeria in the future.
Born in Potsdam, Germany, to a Nigerian father and a German mother, Schade was eligible to play for Nigeria prior to his cap-tying match with Germany. The 22-year-old received a late call-up from German manager Julian Nagelsmann to replace Eintracht Frankfurt defender Robin Koch, who withdrew from the squad due to a hip injury sustained in the last game before the international break.
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Before his call-up for the UEFA Nations League matches in October, Schade had played in three games for Germany but was still eligible to switch to Nigeria. However, after not being used off the bench in Germany’s 2-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina last Friday, he became permanently cap-tied to Germany after coming on as a substitute for Aleksandar Pavloviฤ in the 77th minute of a 1-0 win against the Netherlands.