FIFA clears Ademola Lookman to play for Nigeria; set to debut in March
Former England youth international and Leicester City striker, Ademola Lookman, has been cleared by FIFA on Thursday to switch his nationality and play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Lookman, who is currently on loan at Leicester from RB Leipzig, is a frequent starter for the premier league side and has played at the highest level, having also featured for Everton earlier in his career.
He had previously expressed his wish to switch allegiance from England to Nigeria but different administrative bottlenecks meant that FIFA delayed his paperwork and he could not feature earlier.
Lookman came up the youth ranks at Charlton Athletic FC and featured for the England youth teams alongside other players of Nigerian descent like Tammy Abraham and Bukayo Saka, both deciding to stick with the Three Lions.
He has played 22 times under Brendan Rodgers this season, scoring 5 goals and making 3 assists.
The striker might get an immediate invite with the Super Eagles playing against Ghana in March
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