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The former Chelsea player ruled out a possible return to play in the Nigerian League.
Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo has stated he has no plans to return to play in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
Instead, he expressed a strong interest in scouting and developing new talent within the league.
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Omeruo revealed his decision during a live X (formerly Twitter) Space session, co-hosted with fellow Nigerian internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Asisat Oshoala, along with several Nigerian journalists.
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Explaining his reasons for not returning to the NPFL, Omeruo cited the absence of a top-flight club in his hometown of Abuja.
He said, “I don’t think I will come back to play in the NPFL. I grew up in Abuja and they don’t have a club playing in the topflight. And right now, I can’t go back to Akure. I don’t see myself going back to the Nigerian league to play but I’m someone who likes scouting good players.”
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However, Omeruo's passion for Nigerian football remains strong, particularly when it comes to identifying and nurturing young talent.
He recalled a time when an NPFL streaming app allowed him to share game footage with his agent and others, highlighting the quality within the league.
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“There was a time when the league had an app where we could stream games from everywhere and back then I shared it (the link) with my agent and other people because I knew the quality we had in that league,” he explained.
The former Chelsea player ruled out playing in Nigeria's League but the presence of prominent Nigerian internationals like Ahmed Musa, Shehu Abdullahi and Brown Ideye in the NPFL could still inspire other stars to follow suit.
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