Exclusive: Two England-born players agree to play for Super Eagles

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has secured the senior international futures of two players who can represent England, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Chelle has been actively involved in recruiting dual nationality players for the Nigerian senior team, as part of the second phase of his team rebuilding process.

After failing to qualify for the World Cup, the coach intends to use the upcoming friendly matches to try out new players, starting with the Unity Cup in May and the high-profile friendly matches against Poland and Portugal respectively.

Ahead of the games, he has successfully convinced the English Championship duo of David Ozoh and Femi Azeez to pledge their future and become part of his team.

Born in the Spanish city of Valencia, Ozoh, 20, is on loan to Derby County from Crystal Palace and has represented England five times at under-18 level, but not in any competitive match or tournament.

However, he will still need a clearance letter, as did Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo when he pledged his future to Nigeria. Only if this is achieved can he be included in the team for any of the aforementioned assignments.

Millwall winger Femi Azeez, 24, is a simpler process as he has not represented England at any level. As we exclusively reported, he’s been on Chelle’s radar since the beginning of the year.

Azeez was named in the English Championship team of the season, and reports say he is a target for a host of English Premier League teams.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman