Toon's fresh worry over Shola Ameobi

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Ameobi said today: “2010 is a big year for Nigeria. The African Nations Cup is the same for us as the European Championships is in Europe. It’s a tournament I would love to play in. “It was a great honour for me to represent England at Under-21 level, and my mum and dad were so proud of me. “But they would love to see me play for Nigeria. “It’s not about changing allegiances. I’ve got Nigerian roots and I’m proud of my country, the country where I was born and spent the first five or six years of my life. “Playing at the World Cup is the pinnacle of any player’s career. It’s what you dream of, and if I can do that with Nigeria then that would be fantastic for me. “They have been in touch before to see whether I was interested. In the past, I chose not to, so I could concentrate on helping Newcastle. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT “But I have reached a stage in my career where I would love to play international football, and realistically it’s not going to happen with England.” Ameobi is also aiming to be back for the Swansea game a week on Saturday and said: “It has been frustrating to have missed the last few games, but I’m coming back and should be fully fit in the next two or three weeks.” Meanwhile, Hughton also revealed today there has been no further progress on the signing of Sol Campbell and pointed to the contractual row with Notts County as the reason why. Hughton says Jonas Gutierrez is fit to face Preston on Monday.

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