Liverpool were held to a 1–1 draw by Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League clash at Anfield on Sunday evening, with Richarlison's late strike cancelling out Dominik Szoboszlai's first half opener.

From a Nigerian perspective, the key takeaway from the matchday 30 encounter was the Premier League debut of dual-national midfielder Callum Olusesi for Tottenham Hotspur.

An England U19 international, the Spurs academy graduate is eligible to represent the Super Eagles through his Nigerian father.

The London-born midfielder has been provisionally cap-tied to England since 2023, when he made his first competitive appearance for the Young Lions in a European U17 Championship qualifier against Faroe Islands. 

Wearing the number 52 shirt, Olusesi came off the bench to replace Djed Spence as Spurs pushed for an equaliser.

The English-Nigerian youngster has climbed the pecking order in recent months amid an injury crisis at Tottenham Hotspur that sidelined several first-team players.

After being named in the squad for 21 Premier League matches without making an appearance, Olusesi finally made his top-flight debut four days after his 19th birthday, playing the final fourteen minutes against Liverpool.

Among all players eligible to represent Nigeria, he is the fourth-youngest to feature in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool forward Rio Ngumoha (16 years, 11 months, 27 days), Brighton winger Nehemiah Oriola (18 years, 4 months, 21 days) and Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri (18 years, 5 months, 2 days) were all younger than Olusesi at the time they featured in the Premier League this term.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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