2019 Nigeria U17 invitee in contention to face former club Chelsea on Saturday

2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Malcolm Ebiowei has seemingly been named in Crystal Palace's provisional squad for their Premier League meeting with Chelsea on Saturday afternoon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

One of the training images published by Crystal Palace's official website on the eve of the game showed Ebiowei at the training ground. 

The attacking midfielder cum winger was among the Palace players on international duty this month.

Ebiowei earned a recall to the Young Lions squad and went on to make his debut for England U20s off the bench against Chile on September 21, before starting against Morocco three days later.

The 19-year-old will be relishing the prospect of facing Chelsea, where he spent roughly six years before joining London rivals Arsenal in 2015.

Ebiowei has been selected in every matchday squad named by manager Patrick Vieira so far this season, making two appearances off the bench, against Arsenal in the Premier League and Oxford United in the League Cup.

Former Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise is the other Nigerian player with a Chelsea connection on the books of Crystal Palace.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : cpfc.co.uk

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