New Premier League sensation, Michael Olise has opted to play for African champions Algeria, snubbing the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
According to several competent sources, the highly-rated Crystal Palace midfielder has now decided to play his international football with Algeria, where his mother hails from.
The former Reading FC star is eligible to play for Nigeria through his father as well as France, where he was born, and also England.
GoalBalllive.com also gathered that top officials of the Algeria FA met with Olise recently to convince him to play for the reigning African champions.
Just over the weekend, Olise registered his first goal in the Premier League against Leicester City in a 2-2 draw.
The moment Olise was introduced in the second half of the encounter, a remarkable comeback for home team Crystal Palace was exactly what happened.
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