Being a goalkeeper can be a thankless task. Goalkeepers have no hiding place; always in the firing line, their errors tend to be overly amplified and often prove costly making them an easy target for fans’ ire.

Cyriel Dessers has obtained a Nigerian passport in the clearest hint yet that he is set to be a part of the Super Eagles squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Sierra Leone next month. The...