Victor Moses can play in a variety of positions, but in the first team games he has taken part in so far, he has mostly played as a winger.
Victor Moses
Born in Nigeria, he represented England at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, but opted to play for the Nigeria as opposed to being fully capped for England.
He was selected to play for Nigeria against Guatemala in February 2011, but the friendly was cancelled. He later accepted a call-up in March 2011 for Nigeria’s games against Ethiopia and Kenya. However, he was ruled out of those games because his application to FIFA to switch nationality was not received on time.
It was announced on November 1, 2011, that FIFA had cleared Moses and Shola Ameobi to play for Nigeria. He was then called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 AFCON, scoring two penalties in the final group stage game against Ethiopia, which Nigeria needed to win.
For the second, the Ethiopian goalkeeper, Sisay Bancha, was given his second booking in the events leading to the penalty and was sent off. Ethiopia had already used all three substitutes; so its holding midfielder went in goal, and missed Moses’ penalty. The game ended 2–0.
He is already targeting a semi-final spot for Nigeria at the World Cup and has urged his team-mates to step up their game.
He is also confident Nigeria can make a major impression at the global showpiece, but wants the player to work as a team.
He has endured a disappointing season on loan at Liverpool where he found himself overlooked for long period, as the Merseysiders finished runners-up in the Premier League behind champions, Manchester City. But he believes his frustrations can help fire his World Cup campaign.
He is hoping to be in Coach Stephen Keshi’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup before the June 2deadline of international football governing body, FIFA.