Nigeria's Dele Alli Debuts For England

You can wave him good bye to his father's land has the young Nigerian had his debut match for the three lions of England yesterday.

Nigerian-born Dele Alli debuted for England in a 2-0 home win over Estonia in a 2016 Euro qualifier at Wembley Friday night.

The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, whose father is Nigerian and so was eligible to feature for the Super Eagles, was an 88th minute substitute for Ross Barkley, whose father is also Nigerian.


It has been a fairy tale last few weeks for Alli after he made his EPL debut for Spurs and also scored after he completed his move from the English third-tier league with MK Dons.

His eye-catching performance for his London club then earned him an England call-up after he has represented the country in various age-group teams.

Goals by Theo Walcott in the 45th minute and Raheem Sterling five minutes from time earned England their ninth win in as many matches.

The Three Lions have already qualified for the Euros in France next summer.