Babalola Oluwatomiwa
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Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has disclosed today that Liverpool forward, Jordan Ibe has opted to play for England ahead of Nigeria.
Ibe is one of the few players Oliseh was hoping to draft into the Super Eagles team, but that hope may have been dashed as England coach, Roy Hodgson might invite the winger for his side's crucial qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania next month.
"Jordon Ibe's Family Informed me by a Telephone call, that He was giving priority to an England call up. We wish them well." Oliseh said on his twitter handle on Sunday
England coach, Hodgson said that the Nigerian-born, England based player has been on the Three Lions radar for a while now and will give him chance to fight for a space in his team.
Roy Hodgson said: “He is someone we have been looking at,” the England manager said of the 19-year-old.
“I want Jordon to fight for his place in the team, like everyone else, but he is certainly a player we like very much, one who we have our eyes on and no (it’s) far from impossible that he gets called up in one of the next games.”
“Many years ago Stevie mentioned Jordon Ibe to me,” Hodgson said. “He said: ‘We have got this young lad, he is something special.’ He had the same feeling about Raheem (Sterling).
“We must be careful. People take their time. There is competition in his place.
“If he wants to break into our team he will have to keep doing well for Liverpool and maybe keep doing well for the Under-21s and wait his chance. But if you are asking me does he have the potential and ability? Absolutely, 100 per cent.”
Ibe may have only played 21 times for Liverpool, but if he needs any encouragement about his England chances, he should look at Ross Barkley, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw.
None of the trio had made their England debut at this stage of last season, but come May they were heading to Brazil as part of Hodgson’s 23-man World Cup squad.
Ibe is eligible to play for Nigeria through his father, who was born in the African country, but as far as Hodgson is concerned the winger has pledged his allegiance to England.
“People play for the (England) Under-21s because they want to play for England,” he said “If we do call him up it won’t be because we are worried about other nations.”
Ibe is one of the few players Oliseh was hoping to draft into the Super Eagles team, but that hope may have been dashed as England coach, Roy Hodgson might invite the winger for his side's crucial qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania next month.
"Jordon Ibe's Family Informed me by a Telephone call, that He was giving priority to an England call up. We wish them well." Oliseh said on his twitter handle on Sunday
England coach, Hodgson said that the Nigerian-born, England based player has been on the Three Lions radar for a while now and will give him chance to fight for a space in his team.
Roy Hodgson said: “He is someone we have been looking at,” the England manager said of the 19-year-old.
“I want Jordon to fight for his place in the team, like everyone else, but he is certainly a player we like very much, one who we have our eyes on and no (it’s) far from impossible that he gets called up in one of the next games.”
“Many years ago Stevie mentioned Jordon Ibe to me,” Hodgson said. “He said: ‘We have got this young lad, he is something special.’ He had the same feeling about Raheem (Sterling).
“We must be careful. People take their time. There is competition in his place.
“If he wants to break into our team he will have to keep doing well for Liverpool and maybe keep doing well for the Under-21s and wait his chance. But if you are asking me does he have the potential and ability? Absolutely, 100 per cent.”
Ibe may have only played 21 times for Liverpool, but if he needs any encouragement about his England chances, he should look at Ross Barkley, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw.
None of the trio had made their England debut at this stage of last season, but come May they were heading to Brazil as part of Hodgson’s 23-man World Cup squad.
Ibe is eligible to play for Nigeria through his father, who was born in the African country, but as far as Hodgson is concerned the winger has pledged his allegiance to England.
“People play for the (England) Under-21s because they want to play for England,” he said “If we do call him up it won’t be because we are worried about other nations.”
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