Felix Agu, a promising Werder Bremen fullback, has revealed that he has been contacted by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr about switching his international allegiance to Nigeria.
Felix Agu, born 27 September 1999 is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Werder Bremen. He has represented Germany internationally at U21 level.
Agu is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having appeared for the U21 side.
Born in Osnabrück, Germany, Agu qualifies to represent the three-time African champions through his father, who originally hails from Nigeria.
However, the German Football Association have taken the first step to cap-tie the defender by handing him two caps in international friendlies for their U21 team, against Greece and Spain back in 2019.
In his first season in the German Bundesliga, Agu has been involved in thirteen matches, scoring one goal and providing an assist, and has featured in every matchday squad apart from the games against Hoffenheim, Eintracht Frankfurt and Cologne he missed because he was recovering from coronavirus.
When asked if he has been contacted by the Nigerian Federation and Rohr, Agu told Fehmarn 24 Heiligenhafen : “Yes, there was. But after my first invitation to a national team, i.e. the U21s, I first decided on Germany because I wanted to stay in my familiar environment. It felt better, but it wasn’t a decision against Nigeria.”
The 21-year-old Agu was left out of Germany’s squad to the ongoing European U21 Championship group stages.
He ended a ten-year association with hometown club VfL Osnabrück last summer by signing a multi-year contract with Werder Bremen.
Agu made his Bundesliga debut in Werder Bremen’s 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich on 21 November 2020, being brought on as a substitute in the 66th minute. He played in midfield instead of his usual full-back position. With first-choice left-back Ludwig Augustinsson sidelined through injury, Agu made his first Bundesliga appearance as a starter in a 2–0 win against FC Augsburg on 16 January 2021. He contributed with his first assist and his first goal in the league.