England Call-Ups For Chelsea, Tottenham Goalkeepers Of Nigerian Descent

Published: January 15, 2019

England U16 coach Kevin Betsy has handed call-ups to two talented teenagers of Nigerian descent for the ongoing Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup holding in Turkey.

Chelsea youth-team goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze and Tottenham Hotspur starlet Tobi Oluwayemi, who is also a goalkeeper, were summoned for the prestigious youth tournament.

The Young Lions are pitted against Albania, Moldova and hosts Turkey in their group, with the final slated for January 19.

The two goalkeepers have caps for England U16s. The Chelsea wonder boy was a member of the squad to the Val-de-Marne Tournament while Tobi was first choice at the UEFA Development Tournament in August 2018.

Although the two players have yet to debut for their respective teams in the U18 Premier League, they are key members of the U16 teams.

Noni Madueke (PSV), Armstrong Okoflex (Celtic) and Daniel Jinadu (West Ham) represented England U16s last season.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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