The ex-Rangers defender Leon Balogun has revealed why clubs rejected him because of his age before the QPR switch. He talks about how his age hindered a quick transfer move before he finally signed for EFL Championship side QPR.

The 34-year-old Balogun left Rangers after his contract expired in June. He had served the Gers for two seasons.

But it took some time for him to find a new team before, on August 22, he signed a one-year free-agent contract with Loftus Road. The Super Eagle has discussed why it took him long to get a new club.

“It was a long summer,” Balogun said as quoted by Football League World,” adding: “I stayed up in Glasgow the whole time just trying to stay fit and not to lose my mind, but it was very, very challenging. I can’t lie. That’s the game nowadays.

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They see a certain number, which is the age, and they are like ‘nah’. That’s what I had to deal with loads in the beginning, which obviously made it even more challenging because I know what I’m still capable of. It was just a matter of who is out there that believes in it?

“When QPR really had a go at me, I was like ‘right, let’s get this over the line. Let me reunite with Mick [ex-Rangers coach Michael Beale] and see if we can be as successful as possible’.”

On Saturday, the experienced defender scored his first goal for QPR in a 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic at Loftus Road.

Balogun has made eight league appearances for the Hoops thus far after playing 21 league games for Rangers last season.

He will be hoping for another start when QPR travel to face Birmingham City at St. Andrew’s on Friday after his impressive performance against Wigan.

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The Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, is confident that his team will triumph in their friendly match against the Desert Foxes of Algeria on Tuesday (today).

The African giants will clash at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran. Kick-off is 8 pm Nigeria time.

In their last three matches against the North Africans, Peseiro’s team has failed to secure a victory. The Portuguese, however, was confident that his team could break the dry spell.

Peseiro told NFF TV:

“We trained well, we have been trying to introduce some new dynamics, some new methods that will be good for our team. The players have adapted well. The players have adapted well both on and off the pitch, We are going to play against a good team, it won’t be easy but we have quality. We will fight hard to beat them,”

Peseiro will miss the services of some of his key players in the game.

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Assistant captain, William Troost-Ekong returned to England last Saturday after sustaining an injury in the test game against Algeria’s home-based team. The midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi spent only two days in camp before returning to his club over a hamstring issue.

The likes of captain Ahmed Musa, Leon Balogun, Samuel Chukwueze and Emmanuel Dennis all pulled out of the game as a result of injury.

Former Venezuela and Saudi Arabia tactician, however, insisted his side can cope with their absence.

“We believe in the players that are here, we believe in their abilities. They know what to do and we believe in them.

“I have confidence in them that they will do well. We have enough quality in our team to cope with the absence of those who are not here,” he added.

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