In-form Crotone forward Simy Nwankwo says he is not bothered about being overlooked in the national team but would rather focus on his improvement at club level.
Simy, who has been hogging the headlines in Serie A owing to his brilliant scoring-form, was a surprise inclusion in Gernot Rohr’s 2018 World Cup squad.
The lanky striker has notched up 19 league goals this season to place third in the top-scorers’ chart as only Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku have out-scored him this campaign.
Despite his red-hot form for Crotone, Rohr has indicated that the forward is not part of his plans at the moment, something the player has refused to dwell on.
“I won’t say I am bothered about the Super Eagles. As a Nigerian I am a fan of the national team, we are all born to be fans of the Super Eagles,” he told BBC Sport Africa.
“I share the same dream and ambition of every young footballer to one day represent the country. But it’s not in my hands, it’s not something I can control.
“I focus on the only thing that I can control, which is my my day-to-day performances, improvement, becoming better every day, working hard and doing the things I have to do for my club.
“That’s the only thing that I am able to control. What happens in the Super Eagles is out of my control.
“If it happens again, it happens and if not.. life goes on. I am not worried.”
