Hodgson Urges Eze To Choose England Over Nigeria

  Hodgson Urges Eze To Choose England Over Nigeria. Emediong Silver Crystal Palace coach Roy Hodgson has expressed hope that Eberechi Eze will be selected by English manager, Gareth Southgate for next year's 2020 European Championship. BSNSports.com.ng reports. The Crystal Palace forward who is also eligible to play for three times African Cup of Nations champions, Nigeria is yet to make a decision on is international future. However, he has trained with the Super Eagles in 2017 before he came into the reckoning for the Young Lions of England with his amazing performances for his former side Queens Park Rangers in the English Championship. The coach of the side Roy Hodgson has since come up to reveal that he will love the forward to represent England "We want our players to represent England and we want them to do well," Hodgson told South London Press when asked about Eze and Mitchell representing the Three Lions. "Aidy’s bought both players up with you without me having rung him and told him that we’ve got two good U21s here that you should be looking at, which I wouldn’t want to do." Hodgson added : "We’re delighted to have him with us and I hoping that his U21 career will blossom. "I for one will be hoping he continues to do well in Aidy’s team and get selected for next year’s European Championship." So far, the 22-year-old has four appearances for England U21s, the last coming in an U21 EURO qualifier against Turkey on October 13.