{"id":14687,"date":"2019-08-26T15:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=14687"},"modified":"2019-08-26T15:43:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:43:36","slug":"arsenal-wonderkid-advised-to-turn-down-nigeria-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/arsenal-wonderkid-advised-to-turn-down-nigeria-call-up","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Wonderkid Advised To Turn Down Nigeria Call-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal teenage sensation Malcolm Ebiowei has been advised to turn down a call-up to the Golden Eaglets ahead of the FIFA U17 World Cup in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>This website has chosen not to go into so much details, however, it can be revealed that a foreign-born Nigerian player on the books of a London club has reached out to Ebiowei and informed him not to waste his time and money flying to Abuja because of the &#8216;intricacies involved in selecting the final World Cup roster&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the promising midfielder is thinking about making a U-turn and believes he has more security wearing the colours of the Dutch and English national teams.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Premier League clubs have been advising their dual-eligible players to choose England over Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This new development will be sweet music to the ears of the English FA as Ebiowei is in the plans of the Young Lions coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Ebiowei has been in blistering form since the start of the 2019-2020 season, scoring two goals and providing three assists in his last two games for Arsenal U16.<\/p>\n<p>It has been suggested that his parents wanted him to play for the Nigerian national team over the two European nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal teenage sensation Malcolm Ebiowei has been advised to turn down a call-up to the Golden Eaglets ahead of the FIFA U17 World Cup in Brazil. 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