{"id":361699,"date":"2025-08-01T07:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=361699"},"modified":"2025-08-01T07:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:56:43","slug":"why-players-choose-england-over-nigeria-eni-aluko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/01\/why-players-choose-england-over-nigeria-eni-aluko\/","title":{"rendered":"Why players choose England over Nigeria \u2013 Eni Aluko"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>He stated that English-born Nigerian players who opted to play for Nigeria are those who can&#8217;t make it with the English national team<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former Chelsea forward Eni Akuko has disclosed why players who are qualified and eligible to play for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/31\/nigerians-must-go-protest-no-cause-for-alarm-bianca-ojukwu-on-visit-to-ghana\/\">Nigeria<\/a> and England often prefer the latter.<\/p>\n<p>Football stars like Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Bukayo Saka, among others, with Nigerian ancestry have ditched the country and pledged international allegiance to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the trend, Aluko, who also chose England ahead of the Super Falcons, said players opt for England because Nigerian football is not appealing.<\/p>\n<p>Aluko, who spoke on Mikel Obi\u2019s podcast, noted that it is almost a default decision for players born in the UK to pick England over Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that English-born Nigerian players who opted to play for Nigeria are those who can&#8217;t make it with the English national team.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI think the players that grew up here (England) and choose to play for their country of heritage, it\u2019s usually because they feel like they can\u2019t, they won\u2019t make it a career for England, right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s almost a default decision, which it shouldn\u2019t be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She opined that it behoves leaders in Nigeria to make football attractive by addressing the myriad of challenges facing the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe onus is on the country (Nigeria) to make it a very attractive option. 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