Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Brighton & Hove Albion forward Zadok Yohanna has revealed that an injury kept him from making his first appearance for Nigeria during the Unity Cup tournament in London, before he eventually earned his international debut with the Olympic Eagles.

The youngster received his maiden invitation to the Super Eagles squad ahead of the tournament at The Valley but was unable to join the team after suffering an injury setback at his previous club.

He has now taken his first step in international football, making his debut for Nigeria's U23 side in their 2-0 defeat to DR Congo in the first leg of their 2027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie in Lubumbashi on Friday.

Despite the disappointing result, Yohanna, speaking ...