Crystal Palace midfielder, Eberechi Eze, has received yet another senior call-up to the England national team for the upcoming UEFA EURO 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.
The talented midfielder has been linked with playing for the Super Eagles with the immediate past president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, believed to have held extensive talks with Eze.
In 2021, after an invitation to train with the Eagles in London, Pinnick said, “I am confidently hopeful he will play for Nigeria soon.” That prediction looks far-fetched now.
His selection by Gareth Southgate on Wednesday may have finally ended all permutations of Eze representing Nigeria at the international level as he joins the growing list of ‘Nigerians’ in the diaspora lost to their resident countries.
Many will agree with Southgate’s inclusion of Eze in his 25-player squad for England‘s next set of matches, as the Nigeria-born player has been impressive for Crystal…