Ike Ugbo who recently joins Belgian top-flight side Genk on a permanent deal has confirmed readiness in representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of the Three-Lions of England.
According to recent reports, The 22-year-old who started his professional career at Premier League side Chelsea however doesn’t fancy a chance of him playing for England national team enhance his decision to switch allegence to Nigeria.
The striker explained that he will be glad to be part of the Super Eagles team for their next World Cup qualifiers and even going for the competition in Qatar aswell as the Nations Cup in Cameroon.
“I choose Nigeria and we are currently preparing the papers. The upcoming World Cup will play its part in this. I think I have more chances with Nigeria than with England.
“I also grew up with images of the national team and always followed their strikers, especially the boys who came to England.” said the striker.
Nigeria and England have in recent years engaged in a battle on the allegiances of some players, and recently, the European nation triumphed as they got the trio of Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham and Bukayo Saka.
The Nigerian Football Federation tried their best to make these players play for the Super Eagles, but they turned their backs to Nigeria and picked England.
However, there are some players as well who chose Nigeria over England as the likes of Ola Aina and Alex Iwobi have been good representatives of the Super Eagles.
