Tottenham Hotspur midfielder,<b> Dele Alli</b>, has been named in the England squad by interim manager Gareth Southgate for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia. <div><br /></div> <div>The 20-year-old was the only player of Nigerian descent included in the roster, with Everton ace Ross Barkley missing out for the second consecutive international break.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /></div> <div>Eleven players of Nigerian descent, including<b> Ovie Ejaria </b>and <b>Tammy Abraham</b>, earlier received call-ups to the England youth teams.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /></div> <div>Balzan striker <b>Alfred Effiong </b>would be relishing the prospect of playing at the hallowed Wembley Stadium along with Alli, having made Malta&rsquo;s provisional roster.</div> <div><br /></div> <div>Hibernians striker <b>Joseph Mbong</b>, whose late dad represented Julius Berger, is in Malta U21 squad for games against Latvia and Moldova.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /></div> <div>Queens Park Rangers rising star <b>Olamide Shodipo</b> has kept his place in the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of their forthcoming&nbsp;Under-21 Championship Qualifying Round Group 2 game with Serbia.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /></div> <div>West Brom new signing <b>Hal Robson-Kanu</b>, one of the stars of Euro 2016, is in Wales squad for World Cup qualifying fixtures with&nbsp;Austria and Georgia.</div> <div><br /></div> <div> <div>Austria&rsquo;s Head Coach, Marcel Koller, has included the influential Bayern Munich wing-back <b>David Alaba</b> in his roster for the trip to Wales.&nbsp;</div></div> <div><br /></div> <div>Ifeanyi Emmanuel&nbsp;</div>