Injuries and circumstances have limited the former junior international’s chances with the Super Eagles, with only one appearance against Senegal in March 2017 under his belt
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Eagles were to play two friendlies but ended up playing only one against Senegal on Thursday, which ended 1-1
The 21-year-old came on as a substitute on Thursday as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly in London
The Nigerian who joined the Hornets from Granada for a club record fee has made just two substitute appearances in the last 15 matches and has only started one game this season (against Middlesbrough), no thanks to a troublesome hamstring
Success missed six games and seven weeks of action with a combination of a dead leg and a hamstring injury and, given this is his second injury of the season, has very much been eased back into action and wrapped in cotton wool
The 20-year-old Nigeria international, who joined the Hornets in a club-record £12.5 million deal from Spanish outfit, Granada, in the summer, has been out since picking up an injury in the win at Middlesbrough in mid-October
The strapping forward has missed the last four games through a combination of a dead leg and a hamstring problem and has only been fit enough to resume light training. Owner Gino Pozzo, who was once based in Barcelona, places a huge amount of faith in Catalan specialist Dr Ramon Cugat, who Success has already been to see once. He is now going for a second time so he can, hopefully, return to full training
The 20-year-old striker, who became the Hornets’ record signing when he joined from Granada in a £12.5 million deal in the summer transfer window, sat out of his country’s World Cup qualifier with Zambia in Ndola due to a knock picked up in the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on October 1
The Nigerian striker capped a perfect week when he struck his first goal since becoming Watford’s record signing this summer
Success came off the bench for the anonymous Odion Ighalo and wreaked havoc, scoring the equaliser and almost grabbing the winner to add to the growing clamour for him to start
Both teams looked to get forward but there were no real chances until Junior Stanislas whipped in a fine cross for Callum Wilson to head low past Heurelho Gomes on the half-hour mark, making it seven goals from 12 shots for the Englishman
While both Watford and Arsenal are without a win as they enter their third game of the new Premier League season, the Nigerians are yet to hit the back of the net this season
The Nigerian powerhouse trained on Wednesday for the first time since injuring his hamstring against Lorient and comes into contention to face Chelsea on Saturday
Success, 20, was the brightest spark on show against Lorient after coming off the bench to replace Craig Cathcart, showing the type of pace and power that prompted Watford to double their record transfer fee to bring him from Granada
The 20-year-old has established himself as one of Europe’s brightest young talents after helping his side eventually avoid the drop with a series of impressive performances
The 20-year-old, who has scored twice in four international caps for Nigeria’s Under-20 side, has found the back of the net six times and provided a further five assists in 33 appearances in all competitions for the La Liga outfit this season
“Granada are not releasing him [Success] to Valencia or any other club except Watford,” Dominic Egbukwu, Success’ agent, told allnigeriasoccer.com. “Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and PSG have approached us. Plenty teams want him [but he’ll only go to Watford].”
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“Both Success and Moses are on their way to New Zealand after they set out from Frankfurt, Germany, Monday night. They will stop over in Hong Kong before they fly into New Zealand,” said Flying Eagles team secretary, Aliyu Auwal Ibrahim