Atalanta Forward Ademola Lookman scored a beauty and provided an assist to help power his club past Empoli to the Coppa Italia final this weekend. Hence he has produced a total of 9 goals and 2 assists across all competitions in 37 games in club football this season
Looking back, Ademola Lookman was roughly 24 years old when he finally made up his mind to play for Nigeria. Yes, he initially and understandably edged his bets towards playing for England but once his mind was made up, there was nothing stopping that train.
Hence, Lookman – who even 2 years after picking Nigeria could still make the England squad at present due to his young age – chose Nigeria without much undue pressure.
Look at someone like Chuba Akpom. Having been approached to represent Nigeria in his early 20s, he eventually relented and picked Nigeria in his mid to late 20s when his chances for England were waning.
Now that is someone who picked Nigeria under pressure which is why (I suspect) he is being snubbed by Super Eagles hierarchy despite his rich vein of form.
There was no pressure on Lookman, he picked Nigeria at the peak of his prowess. Those are the sort of dual nationality players we want