Everton striker Ademola Lookman has turned down an opportunity to represent Nigeria ahead of their international friendlies against Senegal and Burkina Faso in London.<br /><br />Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr had contacted the former Charlton Athletic wonderkid, through an intermediary, regarding the possibility of representing Nigeria but he gave a negative response, thus he was omitted from the 25-man list. <br /><br />&ldquo;Rohr discussed&nbsp; with the player through his&nbsp; representative in England&nbsp; recently&nbsp; but could not convince him to commit his international allegiance to Nigeria, &rdquo;&nbsp; wrote the Punch.<br /><br />&ldquo;Rohr&rsquo;s&nbsp; discussion with Lookman came after&nbsp; the&nbsp; Daily Mirror reported that&nbsp; the player&rsquo;s representatives met with some NFF&nbsp; officials in London.&rdquo;<br /><br />Lookman&rsquo;s decision not to commit his international future to the Super Eagles for the time being won&rsquo;t be a surprise as he is expected to represent England at the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup which begins in South Korea in the next two months. <br /><br />The 19-year-old debuted for England U19s last year before he was promoted to the U20 squad .<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : evertonfc.com<br />