Ebere Eze has been handed his maiden England U20 call-up, Queens Park Rangers confirmed.
The 20-year-old, of Nigerian descent, has been a bright spark in QPR’s unimpressive start to the 2017-18 campaign, leading the goalscoring chart with three goals [from 11 games] from his midfield position.
He is expected to feature for the young Lions in friendlies against Italy and
In March 2017, after the cancellation of a friendly against Burkina Faso in London, Eze trained with the Nigeria national team and, alongside former Arsenal prospect Chuba
Reacting to the invite, Eze told club website: “You want to be called up for international football and it is a great honour to have been. It’s a really good milestone for me.
“I found out on Thursday night. I got a bit of an inkling from the Doctor as the FA had spoken to him and I’m really excited.
“It will be a good experience, I’ve never been involved before so I am looking forward to seeing what it is like.”