PLAYERS OF NIGERIAN DESCENT TAKES OVER ENGLAND UNDER 20 AND 21.
A host of Super Eagles hopefuls based in England has been handed call ups by various English youth cadres.
In the Under 20 squad, Fikayo Tomori of Chelsea FC, Ovie Ejaria who was a training material for the Manu Garba Under 17 squad that conquered the world with the likes of Isaac Success and Kelechi Iheanacho has been called up by the English Under 20 Coach.
Ejaria has since grown to be labelled as the next Patrick Viera, Paul Pogba in football. He recently made his full debut with Liverpool senior Team after fringes of eye-catching performances at the Liverpool Pre-season Matches.
Josh Onomah only recently was in the Totenham's squad that was narrowly beaten by liverpool . Josh Onomah competed very well against his Anglo-Nigerian opponent, Ovie Ejaria such performance that he was rewarded with invitation to the English Under 20 team.
Ademola lookman of Chalton Athletic and Dominic Solanke who was recently linked with Arsenal FC is also in the list.
In the Under 21 side, Dominic Iorfa, who plays as a right back for Wolverhampton Wanderers has been a regular for the championship side that also parades the likes of Super Eagles number 1 goalkeeper Carl Ikeme.
Tammy Abraham who has been pouncing in goals for Bristol city FC was also recognised in the list. Only recently the NFF chairman has boasted that he was going to convince Tammy to dump the three lions and don the green white green of Nigeria.
England U20 Squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Grimsby Town, loan from Manchester United), Luke Southwood (Reading), Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United)
Defenders:
Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers, loan from Chelsea), Callum Connolly
(Everton), Dael Fry (Rotherham United, loan from Middlesbrough), Jonjoe
Kenny (Everton), Tafari Moore (FC Utrecht, loan from Arsenal), Taylor
Moore (Bristol City), Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Axel Tuanzebe (Manchester United), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Kieran Dowell (Everton), Ovie Ejaria (Liverpool), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Joshua Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Louis Reed (Sheffield United)
Forwards:
Adam Armstrong (Barnsley, loan from Newcastle United), Isaiah Brown
(Rotherham United, loan from Chelsea), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton),
Harrison Chapman (Sheffield United, loan from Middlesbrough), Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic), Patrick Roberts (Celtic, loan from Manchester City), Dominic Solanke (Chelsea)
England U21 Squad
Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Manchester City), Jonny Mitchell (Derby County), Jordan Pickford (Sunderland)
Defenders:
Calum Chambers (Middlesbrough, loan from Arsenal), Brendan Galloway
(West Bromwich Albion, loan from Everton), Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton
Wanderers), Rob Holding (Arsenal), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Alfie Mawson (Swansea City), Jack Stephens (Southampton)
Midfielders:
Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Nathaniel Chalobah
(Chelsea), Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United), Will Hughes (Derby County),
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), John Swift (Reading), James Ward-Prowse
(Southampton), Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Bristol City, loan from Chelsea), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)
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