http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigeria-c2970 to fare well in the African Cup of Nations, but was currently focused on doing well for his club.
The Super Eagles have qualified for the elite African competition to be played in 2013. The national manager, Stephen Keshi, recently let slip his intention of including the Toffees forward in his squad.
The 24-year old, whose career has remained hostage to scores of injuries, has made a sparkling start this season. The burly attacker has already gone on to represent his team in 7 games and has got 3 scalps to his name.
However, despite drawing interest from his national manager, Anichebe revealed that he has currently set his sights on meeting his targets at Goodison Park.
He confessed that recurring injures had taken a toll on his career and since he is now in a much better physical shape, he plans on utilizing it as an opportunity to consolidate his place in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes’ unit.
“The thing with Nigeria is I am a fan and I follow the games and the team have done really well to qualify,” he told the reporters.
“They have a great bunch of players there, but I'm concentrating on here because this is the first time I've stayed fit for a while. I am thinking about Everton: they have stuck by me and helped me get back fit, so I'm thinking more about cementing my place
in the side.”
The Lagos native is a product of the Everton youth academy. After entering into the professional circuitry in 2006, he went on to cap 142 appearances for the Goodison Park team and bagged 21 goals during this period.
Nonetheless, a couple of major fitness problems kept him from making the impact that he is capable of making. In 2009, he was subjected to a harsh challenge from Newcastle United’s Kevin Nolan, sidelining him for eleven months.
The player was then marred by another impairment in 2011 while on international duty, picking up a groin injury which forced him out of action for the remainder of the year.
Despite possessing prodigious skill and talent, Anichebe has struggled to establish himself as a regular first-choice player at Everton, and currently holds the record of the highest number of substitute appearances for the Merseyside club.
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