Four Players Of Nigerian Descent Called Up For England U18, U19 Duty

Four players of Nigerian descent are set to add to their England youth-team caps during the international break that begins next week, and there are no surprises in the players summoned by the coaches.

Tolaji Bola (Arsenal),  Dennis Adeniran (Fulham) and the very promising midfielder Tariq Uwakwe (Chelsea) have been named in the England U18 squad by coach Neil Dewsnip.

The England U18s will travel to the Gulf, where they will face Qatar in two warm-up games at the famous Aspire Sports Village in Doha, before wrapping up their schedule against Saudi Arabia on March 27.

As for the U19s, Fulham fullback Adetayo Edun is among the 19 players called up for the European Under-19 Championship qualifiers.

Keith Downing’s side will tackle Norway, Spain and Belarus in the UEFA Elite Round Qualifier and the three games will take place at St. George’s Park.

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