Highly rated Chelsea teen forward Chizaram Ezenwata has dumped the chanve of continuing with the U17 of England after accepting an invitation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to team up with the U20 team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The 16 year old has played four times for England at U17 level with two goals, but he has now decided to pursue an international career with Nigeria as hinted by his father when they met with Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle in London, during the Unity Cup tournament.
Head coach of the Nigeria U20 team Aliyu Zubairu who is in dire need of firepower in attack after a poor showing at the Africa Cup of Nations, sees him as a potential upgrade on the options in the team at the moment.
Ezenwata had a very productive season with the Chelsea youth team last season scoring 12 goals in 20 games for the U18, before making the step up to the U21 where he played just four games without a goal.
Comfortable as a centre forward or attacking midfielder he is among the foreign based players expected to be in the camp of the Nigerian team for the U20 World Cup in September.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
