Eleven Players of Nigerian Descent Receive England Call Ups

England U20s Assistant Coach Paul Williams has announced his roster for the upcoming four-nation tournament which will take place in England from October 5-10.<br /><br />Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria has received his first international call-up at any level for England, putting his commitment to Nigeria in doubt having trained with the Golden Eaglets in 2013.<br /><br />The former Arsenal starlet wasn<span>&rsquo;t the only player of Nigerian descent included in the roster, with Chelsea duo Fikayo Tomori and Dominic Solanke, Tottenham Hotspur</span><span>&rsquo;s Josh Onomah and&nbsp;</span>Charlton Athletic striker<span> Ademola Lookman also selected.<br /><br />England U20s will tackle Netherlands, Germany and USA during the tourney. <br /><br />In the same vein, Fulham exciting midfielder Adetayo Edun has been summoned by England U19s coach for the double-header with Croatia and Bulgaria next month.<br /><br />Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham and Dominic Iorfa who are both on the radar of the Nigerian Federation have been nominated in England</span><span>&rsquo;s U21 squad for the Euro qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina.<br /><br />Tolaji Bola (Arsenal), Ashinme Kigbu (Manchester City) and </span>Dennis Adeniran (Fulham) were called by England U18 head coach Neil Dewsnip for the friendlies in Scandinavia with Sweden. <br /><br /><br /><u><b>Players of Nigerian Descent Called Up By England</b></u><br /><br /><b>England U21 (2)</b>: Tammy Abraham ( Bristol City, loan from Chelsea) and Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).<br /><br /><b>England U20 (5)</b>: Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Ovie Ejaria (Liverpool), Joshua Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Dominic Solanke (Chelsea) and Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic)<br /><br /><b>England U19 (1) </b>: Adetayo Edun (Fulham)<br /><br /><b>England U18 (3)</b> : Tolaji Bola (Arsenal), Ash Kigbu (Manchester City) AND Dennis Adeniran (Fulham)<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : Twitter.com <br />
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