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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Bukayo Saka has said scoring for England against Austria on Wednesday night is a dream come true.<\/p>\n

The Arsenal utility man opened his senior international account, scoring the game\u2019s only goal in the 56th minute.<\/p>\n

Saka was included in England\u2019s Euro 2020 squad this week after another fine campaign with the Gunners.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably the biggest moment of my career so far.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest moment was getting called up for England the first time and now to score the goal it sounds nice, it is an amazing feeling for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou dream of that as a kid, scoring for your country, coming through the age groups. So to now do it here and score for the seniors, it is an amazing feeling. I hope I can have this feeling many more times,\u201d Saka told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Bukayo Saka has said scoring for England against Austria on Wednesday night is a dream come true. The Arsenal utility man opened his senior international account, scoring the game\u2019s only goal in the 56th minute. Saka was included in England\u2019s Euro 2020 squad this week after another fine campaign with the Gunners. 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