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How Wilfried Zaha is playing for Ivory Coast despite making England debut

Wilfried Zaha England Ivory Coast Palace Crystal Palace Gareth Southgate Declan Rice Roy Hodgson Three Lions

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha will make history tonight when he lines up for Ivory Coast against England.

Zaha made his debut for England against Sweden coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute to replace Raheem Sterling. The 29-year-old made a total of two appearances for England, but failed to feature in a competitive game for the Three Lions before switching allegiance to represent Ivory Coast in 2016.

Zaha declared his intent to represent Ivory Coast, the country of his birth, following a difficult period where the Ivorian winger was not being selected in the England squad. Current England boss Gareth Southgate had tried to dissuade the Palace attacker from changing national allegiances, but was unsuccessful in doing so.

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