EPL start : UK Embassy in Nigeria celebrates Shoretire, Chukwuemekas, Saka, Super Eagles stars

The brand new English Premier League season kicked off on Friday night with Arsenal registering a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Three Anglo-Nigerian gamers have been on parade specifically Bukayo Saka for Arsenal, Malcolm Ebiowei and Eberechi Eze for Crystal Palace.

To rejoice the beginning of the 2022-2023 Premier League, the UK Embassy in Nigeria, by way of its official Twitter account, invited followers to rejoice the present crop of Nigerian and Anglo-Nigerian gamers eligible to characteristic within the ‘best league on the earth’, and wished the gamers better of luck for the season forward.

The UK Embassy in Nigeria listed twenty-two gamers together with six Tremendous Eagles stars Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest), Joe Aribo (Southampton), Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi (each Leicester Metropolis), Alex Iwobi (Everton) and Frank Onyeka (Brentford).

Different gamers who made the record are Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), Victor Akinwale, Ebiowei, Eze, David Omilabu and Ademola Ola-Adebomi (Crystal Palace), Saka, Zach Awe (Arsenal), Dele Alli (Everton), Caleb Chukwuemeka, Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa), Sam Edozie (Manchester Metropolis), Odel Offiah (Brighton & Hove), Josh Onomah (Fulham), Shola Shoretire (Manchester United) and Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).

The Chukwuemeka brothers, Akinwale, Omilabu, Ola-Adebomi, Awe, Iroegbunam, Edozie, Offiah and Shoretire are eligible to be registered on their golf equipment’ Premier League rosters as U21 gamers.

Of the aforementioned gamers, solely Alli and Saka are cap-tied to the English Soccer Affiliation.