Impressive displays for Pirates catapult Olisa Ndah into Nigeria’s Afcon squad

Former Akwa United defender Olisa Ndah has had an eventful 2021 with a move abroad to South African football with Orlando Pirates and the 23-year-old Nigerian player has made an instant move into the starting lineup. As a result of establishing himself with Pirates, Ndah is one of the few players based in African football to be named to Nigeria’s squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Mark Gleeson writes about Ndah’s outstanding season at club level as well as Nigeria’s other team member based in South Africa, Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.