Chelsea Defender Ola Aina Can't Play For England Or Nigeria Until Fifa Decides

Chelsea defender Ola Aina will apply to football governing body, Fifa, to switch national teams from England to Nigeria next week.

The London native is eligible to represent the Super Eagles if the grandfather rule is invoked, though he has caps for England U16-U20 national teams.

“The documentation has been done and in the new week, it will be submitted to FIFA for approval,” an official of the Nigerian Federation told scorenigeria.com.ng.

“How fast FIFA and the FA in England work on this will determine how soon his application will come through.”

While Ola Aina's application is being considered by Fifa, he won't be allowed to feature for the English and Nigerian national teams.

The former England U19 captain trained with the Super Eagles in London in March.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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