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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old midfielder is ready to play for the three-time African champions after playing for England’s youth teams in the last few years On-loan Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria has switched his international allegiance from England to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Ejaria was born to Nigerian parents in London and went on to develop his game in the Arsenal academy for nine years before joining Liverpool as a 16-year-old.<\/p>\n

The midfielder previously trained with the Nigeria U17 team in 2013 before making his debut appearance for the England U20 side in October 2016.<\/p>\n

He was part of the\u00a0Young Lions<\/a>‘ set-up that won the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup in\u00a0South Korea<\/a>, and he later proceeded to the U21 team in 2018.<\/p>\n

“He has dumped England for Nigeria but the paperwork is still ongoing with Fifa,” a top NFF official told\u00a0Goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old is believed to have submitted relevant paperwork to Fifa to confirm the change of his nationality, and he plans to renew his Nigerian passport.<\/p>\n

He left Liverpool\u00a0in January 2019 to join Championship side Reading on an initial six-month loan before extending his stay for the entire 2019-20 campaign with the option of a permanent move.<\/p>\n

The midfielder\u00a0played prominently for Liverpool’s U23 side before his loan move. He managed just two appearances for the Reds in the Premier League and also played three games each in the League Cup and\u00a0FA Cup<\/a>\u00a0in the 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n

Ejaria was a regular fixture at Reading this season, making 32 appearances with three goals and four assists to his name in the Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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