FIFA Clears Leicester City’s Ademola Lookman To Play For Nigeria
Football governing body (FIFA) has cleared Leicester City’s Ademola Lookman to play for the Super Eagles, a move expected to booster the Nigerian team ahead of their 2022 World Cup playoff against rivals Ghana.
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick wrote in a series of tweets following a meeting with former Watford forward Odion Ighalo, said I’m also glad to announce that the work we’ve put in has ensured that on-loan Leicester City winger, Ademola Lookman’s application to change his nationality and represent Nigeria has been approved by @FIFAcom.
The Leicester City forward represented England at the U19, U20, and U21 levels. He was a part of the English team that clinched the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2017.
