{"id":149245,"date":"2025-02-08T22:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nff-to-decide-if-chelsea-duo-of-chukwuemeka-ugochukwu-play-for-super-eagles"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:23:05","slug":"nff-to-decide-if-chelsea-duo-of-chukwuemeka-ugochukwu-play-for-super-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nff-to-decide-if-chelsea-duo-of-chukwuemeka-ugochukwu-play-for-super-eagles","title":{"rendered":"NFF to decide if Chelsea duo of Chukwuemeka, Ugochu\u200bkwu play for Super Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said they are the ones to decide if Chelsea\u2019s duo of Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu play for the national team.<\/p>\n<p>This is in response to speculations that both midfielders have applied to FIFA for a switch of international allegiance.<\/p>\n<p>The NFF has now labelled the news as \u201cfake\u201d and insisted that players are not the ones who submit the paperwork for the switch.<\/p>\n<p>BBC journalist, Oluwasina Okeleji, writing on X said: \u201cA top NFF official has denied reports that Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu have submitted their papers for a switch of nationality to represent Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u201cOnly a federation can apply on behalf of players if they intend to switch, news circulating now is fake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rumours had suggested that Chukwuemeka and Ugochukwu were set to join the Super Eagles\u2019 squad ahead of the March 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>Both players, who have represented England and France respectively at youth level, are eligible to represent Nigeria through their heritage.<\/p>\n<p>With newly appointed head coach Eric Chelle yet to announce his first official squad, speculation continues to swirl over potential call-ups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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