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Sheyi Ojo ready to dump England for Nigeria

On-loan Reims of France forward Sheyi Ojo has expressed his willingness to play for Nigeria provided the West African country came calling.

Ojo who has represented England at the U-20 level is eligible to play for the Super Eagles because both
parents are Nigerians.

Ojo

“To be honest, I don’t know much about it (Nigeria interest), but if they call me I’d be honoured to go to Nigeria.

“It’s obviously a massive nation. I’m just really focused on club football at the moment, but I’m excited for the future, both club and country.

“My parents are originally from Nigeria as well, so they know a lot about it. They’ve always been keen on the idea [to represent Nigeria] but so far I’ve mainly been focusing on club football.

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“It’s starting to get to the time where I have to start thinking about my future. And of course, if Nigeria were to call me now it would be an honour,” he told BBC Sport.

Ojo played five matches including the 1-0 win over Venezuela in the 2017 Fifa U-20 World Cup final to help England to their biggest international title since 1966.

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