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Another Talented Nigerian Player, Dele Alli, Dumps Super Eagles for England Call-Up (Photo)
Posted by Odinaka on Fri 02nd Oct, 2015 - tori.ngTottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli says he was left speechless by his maiden England call-up, just five months after playing in League One.
Nigeria and the Super Eagles, has lost yet another 19-year-old youngster, a Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Dele Alli, to the Three Lions of England. He has been under Sunday Oliseh’s radar as part of his new Super Eagles team.
Alli, whose father is Nigerian, has a dual citizenship and is eligible to play for the Super Eagles even though he has featured for various England age-group teams.
The English National team have invited the playmaker for their Euro qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania with manager Roy Hodgson describing the player as 'a very exciting talent'.
Having secured a £5m move to Spurs and achieved promotion with MK Dons, Dele Alli says he was left speechless by his maiden England call-up, just five months after playing in League One.
Alli looks happy to have received his award for Football League Young Player of the Month for August
"I was speechless. It’s been a really good start to the season for me. I maybe didn’t expect it to go this well. At the start of the season I set myself a target to try to become a regular in the under-21s and try to get a few starts in the Premier League.
"Obviously, I’ve got a few starts already, so it’s been a great start and I can’t thank the players and staff enough for helping me settle in and play as well as I have been."
Alli will join England’s squad for the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania.
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