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Super Eagles player and Everton midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has revealed why he chose to represent Nigeria rather than England.
Iwobi decided to switch his international allegiance from England to Nigeria by playing a cap-tying game for Nigeria in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt in March 2016, despite representing England at U16, U17 and U18 levels.
Iwobi said though he was well treated by the English Football Association, however he had to chose Nigeria because of his heritage.
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Bukayo Saka made his debut for the England national team last October, before playing his first competitive game for the country in November. That appearance made him ineligible for Nigeria, who he also could have chosen to represent.
Obviously, any Nigerian football fans would be disappointed with the decision. It’s clear that Saka is a big talent, so they’re going to want him playing for their country.
But it was up to the player himself in the end, and he says it would have been difficult to pick Nigeria given his personal circumstances growing up.
“Choosing Nigeria over England would be a tough decision,” Saka
admitted. “My whole family has been in England like forever, it would be very strange for me to adapt to an environment that I had never been in since growing up.