Shola Ameobi delighted with Nigeria debut

Shola Ameobi is still celebrating his international debut for Nigeria in the 3-1 win against Venezuela in Florida on Thursday.

The player who was thrown into the fray in the second-half by Coach Stephen was pleased to have made the step up to international football.

"It's my first game, I just feel honoured to play international football."

Ameobi earned special praises from fans and officials after helping set-up the third goal. He calmly held-up play before finding Lazio youngster Onazi Ogenyi, who completed the scoring in stoppage time.

The 31-year-old insists he has nothing but respect for his team-mates.

“This game will prepare us for what to expect at the Nations Cup. We played good and made life hard for them," he said.

"It was nothing personal, we fought hard and gave our everything.

"They had great support here but we took the game to them. The lads were superb and I'm delighted to have contributed to a good win." He also said.