This seems not to be a good time for Nigeria as England coach Gareth Southgate is playing a fast one on the West African nation.
Many youngsters of Nigeria descent are doing great in top European clubs this season and Southgate is bent on capping them for England.
After naming Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori in England squad for two 2020 Europe qualifiers, Southgate is now targeting Arsenal wonder kid Bukayo Saka.
“We’ve got Callum Hudson-Odoi coming through and other players are emerging so quickly,” he said.
“You’ve got Bukayo Saka at Arsenal just dipping his toes in the first team as well. So, we’ve got really good players, we need more than three.
“I’ve always said that in tournaments that I played in, we always pinned our hopes on one player or two players. Southgate said.
Born in England, Saka is of Nigerian descent and has represented England at under-16, under-17 , under-18 and under-19 level.
Saka scored the winner for the England under-18 team in an away game against France and also scored on his under-19 debut against Moldova in 2018.
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