Striker Simeon 'Simy' Nwankwo's goals for Italian Serie A side Crotone mean he is rated one of Europe's best scorers in 2021, yet considered surplus to requirements by Nigeria. Despite these impressive statistics the Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has indicated Simy is not part of his plans at the moment, something the player says does not worry him. "It will not be equally easy, but he would already have a better chance of returning to the national team." But Simy, who was subjected to racist abuse back in March continues to prioritise Crotone his club over his latest accolades. "Of course it feels good getting to such numbers and it's a good thing for every striker but I wish I could extend it more by scoring important goals for my club.

Source: BBC April 30, 2021 08:03 UTC