Reo-Coker turns down Sierra Leone

[BBC Sport]

Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has rejected an invitation to play for Sierra Leone for the first time.

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[Niall]

Still hoping for that England call up...

 

[Alcaraz]

He will in a few years time when he gets to around 29 or 30 and realises he has no chance to play for England

 

[Niall]

It's going to be Robbie Earle all over again

 

[Mike.]

kudos to him. he knows he's a long shot for england, but he doesnt want to play international football for the sake of it

 

[Bodell]

Probably because he doesn't want to get shot.

 

[Mike.]

Probably because he doesn't want to get shot.

yes, because footballers get shot a lot in sierra all the time... :S

 

[Bodell]

yes, because footballers get shot a lot in sierra all the time... :S

Sierra Leone is a corrupt country, you never know what could happend

 

[Mike.]

Sierra Leone is a corrupt country, you never know what could happend

corrupt does not equal getting shot.

anyway, i wonder if houllier will get the best from him between how and 2012. never been totally convinced by reo coker, not quite liked up to his potential