ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi has admitted he will be happy to sit on the bench at next year’s World Cup in Russia.

Ebuehi is still waiting for his official debut for Nigeria and has been called up for forthcoming matches against Algeria and Argentina.

“I would love to come to Russia even if I did not play during the World Cup and only experience the tournament from the bench or the stands,” he told haagmedia.nl

“It’s already beautiful.”

Ebuehi, whose father is Nigerian and mother Dutch, has been capped by Nigeria in two friendlies against Corsica and Togo in France earlier this year.

He has been drafted to the Eagles by coach Gernot Rohr as an option in the team’s problematic right fullback position.

Ambrose targets Super Eagles World Cup spot

Forgotten Super Eagles defender, Efe Ambrose has revealed that he’s hoping to play his best out at Hibernia in order to win the heart of team’s manager, Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2018 World Cup.

Ambrose, who was part of late Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi’s team that crashed out in the round of 16 of the 2014 World Cup after losing 2-0 to France, has had 51 caps for the senior national team since making his debut.

He told Edinburgh News on Thursday that injury slow down his game but he’s willing and ready to win a place in the Super Eagles squad for the World Cup in Russia.

“I was ruled out of active football for eight months and staging a comeback with the Super Eagles was the least on my mind,”Ambrose told Edinburgh News.

“Life was difficult in that time not playing football. I had offers from other UK clubs but I was waiting for the right one to come. It was that bad I could not get a work permit to join Blackburn when the offer came.

Salah to skip Egypt’s final World Cup qualifier

Mohammed Salah will miss Egypt’s final World Cup qualifier against Ghana this month to focus on Liverpool’s domestic and European campaigns, the Egyptian football federation said on Thursday.

Egypt has already qualified for the World Cup in Russia, finishing at the top of Group E ahead of Uganda, Ghana and Republic of Congo.

Egypt coach Hector Cuper instead called up Mahmoud Abdel-Razeq, better known by his nickname Sheekabala, in Salah’s place. It is the first call up for the enigmatic striker since 2014 and appears to be a reward for his impressive form this season at Saudi club Al Raed.

The 31-year-old Sheekabala’s troubles on and off the field have reduced a player who once promised so much to a journeyman plagued by injuries while earning wages playing for clubs in Greece, Portugal, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

The Nov. 12 match against Ghana could be a valuable test for how the team performs without Salah, who has five of the seven goals scored by the team and ensured qualification with a game to spare with a penalty strike in injury time against the Republic of Congo on Oct. 8.

Cuper has been widely criticised in Egypt for his reliance on the Liverpool striker, with the media mockingly dubbing the Argentine’s strategy to be simply “pass it to Salah.” A win over Ghana without Salah could give the Pharaohs a much need boost, allowing other strikers, including Sheekabala, to shine.

Salah could also use the rest. Liverpool are in sixth place in the Premier League with 16 points, nine adrift of leader Manchester City and only ahead of Burnley on goal difference. Their European campaign is going much better with Liverpool at the top of their Champions League group after four matches.

Egypt lost to Ghana 6-1 when the two last met in the west African nation, a defeat that wrecked Egypt’s chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil