{"id":1255,"date":"2021-09-10T01:03:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T01:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2021-09-10T01:03:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T01:03:13","slug":"why-i-chose-nigeria-over-england-ike-ugbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/why-i-chose-nigeria-over-england-ike-ugbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I chose Nigeria over England \u2013 Ike Ugbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1256\" src=\"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ike-Ugbo-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Ike Ugbo\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Genk forward, Ike Ugbo, has explained his decision to commit his international allegiance to Nigeria over England.<\/p>\n<p>Ugbo was born in Lewisham to a Nigerian father and has represented the Three Lions at Under-17 and Under-20 levels.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, in 2020 the 22-year-old chose to play for the <a href=\"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/super-eagles-captain-musa-gives-teammates-five-million-naira-out-of-10m-given-to-him-by-nff-for-making-100th-international-cap\/\">Super Eagles<\/a> at senior level.<\/p>\n<p>In a chat with Sport Voetbal Magazine, he said: \u201cI chose Nigeria and right now, we\u2019re getting the papers in order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chance of playing at the Fifa World Cup is part of it. I think I have more chances with Nigeria than with England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, I grew up with images of the [Nigeria] national team and always followed their strikers, especially the guys who came to England.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genk forward, Ike Ugbo, has explained his decision to commit his international allegiance to Nigeria over England. Ugbo was born in Lewisham to a Nigerian father and has represented the Three Lions at Under-17 and Under-20 levels. Nevertheless, in 2020 the 22-year-old chose to play for the Super Eagles at senior level. 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