The decision of Crystal Palace midfielder Ebere Eze to turn his back on representing Nigeria at senior level has finally paid off following his maiden call up to the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Eze enjoyed a turnaround in his season with the appointment of Roy Hodgson and as the season draws to an end with the final round of games set for this weekend, he goes into it with ten goals and four assists.
His form has earned him a call up to the senior national team of England for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. The call up is coming four years after he trained with the senior national team of Nigeria at their camp in London.
He even met with the erstwhile president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick three times but declined the chance to commit his future to Nigeria. Former coach of the team Gernot Rohr was the one who supervised the session he took part in.
With his call up to the English team, there is a slight chance of switching to Nigeria in the future especially if he doesn’t get to play, even if he does it depends on the amount of caps he gets in the future, after an amendment to the rule by FIFA.
Damian Waziri
