Ambrose, who last week sorted for a recall to the national team, was in action for the entire 90 minutes of the tie
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Ambrose’s words: ”I’m very passionate about Nigeria, the national team and I will be willing to serve whenever I’m being called upon.
The Nigerian, who joined Hibs on loan from Celtic last season, was granted an extended break before the start of pre-season.
Nigerian internationalist Ambrose was afforded an extended summer break, but Lennon fully expected him to return to Edinburgh early this week.
Ambrose has been on loan
The deal is to be signed any time from now
The deal is to be signed any time from now
Ambrose was left frustrated in the January transfer window when his proposed move to Blackburn Rovers fell through due to the FA refusing the player a work permit
Ambrose was taken out of the firing line for his own good by Rodgers in August after being booed by some Celtic supporters in Dublin after scoring an own goal in a friendly match against Barcelona
The Nigerian international, who is on an emergency loan from Celtic, has made a tangible impact at Easter Road, shoring up the defence as Hibs moved to within touching distance of the title
Barcelona soon made their opponents pay for that let-off as they took the lead after 11 minutes with Aleix Vidal setting up Arda Turan to find the top corner of the net from 25 yards
He never seemed to recover and, unfortunately for him, mistakes became a regular feature of his game, and he became a figure of fun to supporters
And Nigeria Under-23 boss, Samson Siasia, wanted to decimate the Parkhead manager’s backline further by whipping Ambrose off to an American training camp during Champions League qualifiers as one of his three over-age players
The first leg was a scoreless draw in Lobambo on Friday
“For 88 minutes he plays very good then sometimes he has easy mistakes. This game was one of them and, as a defender, you need to keep concentrated for 90 minutes
They have now added their second trophy of the season, after winning the Scottish League Cup, but were denied a treble by Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated them in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup
Despite the possibility that van Dijk may move on to a Premier League club this summer and Denayer will return to Manchester City at the end of his loan deal, the Daily Mail believes that Ambrose has decided to quit Celtic and seek first team football elsewhere
The Nigerian defender has made 24 appearances for the Scottish side in all competitions so far this season
Celtic’s seventh successive league win stands them in good stead for their final Europa League Group D game on Thursday night against Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia – the Parkhead club are already qualified for the knock-out stages – and for the festive period
Ambrose lost his status as a first-choice central defender at Celtic to the Begian teenager and was effectively ruled out of a handful of Celtic matches, including the much-anticipated League Cup semi-final against Rangers on February 1