Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has refused to rule out the possibility of representing Nigeria in future.
Chukwuemeka, 19, was born in Austria to Nigerian parents.
The youngster has however represented England at youth level.
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The versatile midfielder was part of England squad to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in May.
The player is still eligible to play for the Super Eagles and he claimed it is an option he will consider later in his career.
“I haven’t really thought that far. At the minute I’m focused on England, obviously I’ve played for England at youth level, so we’ll see what the future holds,” he was quoted by Football London following Chelsea pre-season friendly draw against Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Chukwuemeka will be hoping to play a big role for Chelsea next season after impressing so far under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.
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If GENERAL ROAR was still the SE BOSS it wouldn’t take 2 MINUTES for HIM to CONVINCE you….
Na true o’ you remember it took Rohr little or no time to make Abraham, Michael Oliseh,Ebere Eze etc to play for Nigeria.Na wa for una o.
GENERAL ROAR that can SPEAK FRENCH,GERMAN,ENGLISH and even PIDGIN. Tell me HOW HE wouldn’t be able to INTERACT with PLAYERS WELL and CONVINCE them..
But the NFF couldn’t CONSIDER all those ADDED QUALITIES. SACKED HIM and BROUGHT in a LEBANESE to be INTERACTING with PLAYERS from those LEAGUES and MORE…
Lol…
Nigeria is always the future while their adopted country the present.
Oga, we already know where your mind is, go and represent them and stop using Nigeria to get cheap recognition like your cohort.
I can’t blame you guys, if those clowns masquerading themselves as NFF chieftains can do away with greed, no one will come begging you guys to represent a country of over 200milion people, they would have dig deep into talent hunt….. Operation catch them young…..GO round the country and catch them young…..
If there’s any way this rubbish of a league NPFL can be scraped out, I’ll be the number one person to foot the move. Yes I mean it…. For the past 10 years, NPFL cannot give us at least 2 sound players….
All the players on ground is either from academy or foreign born.
So what’s the need of wasting money in the league?
2ndly, our bad government is another key factor this guys place Nigeria on their plan B list…..how can you be owed for 2 full years after a tournament?
If I’m in your shoes I’ll do same.
Come out boldly and say your mind, after all you’ll be held accountable for your actions.
I wish you well in your England journey….. May it flourish like that of SAKA AND DELE ALI, AMEN.
SHALOM
CS please and please leave these English scraps out of our news. These Igbo wannabes don’t even make it to English news. So I wonder why we disrespect our nation to promote their nonsense!!!
“Igbo wannabes” can u tell the world the meaning of your name ‘Chima’ if you think they are Igbo wanaabes and how u got that name??? It’s absurd and stupid of you not to know your roots and foolish to spite it. You are a fool of the highest order. However, It could be u were born out of wedluck , hence, the reason you have lost track of your roots and ancestry. The Igbo nation don’t even need foolish people like u sef. You had better stay where u are and continue licking the ass of your slave masters. This is the result of taking away the study of history from the educational curriculum of nigeria. Lots of kids have totally lost track of who they are and where they come and do not even care to ask questions or find out who they are.
CSN stop splashing headlines which contradict contents. According to your article Chukwuemeka said he’s focussed on England and had never thought about playing for Nigeria. Does that not contradict your title?