Ivory Coast star Wilf Zaha in line to make history as first ever footballer to play for AND against England

WILFRIED ZAHA will likely be handed the possibility to make historical past after the FA introduced England will play Ivory Coast for the primary time in March.

Crystal Palace winger Zaha can turned the primary England worldwide to look AGAINST the Three Lions in an official pleasant at Wembley on March 29.

Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha will become the first ever player to compete for and against England
Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha will change into the primary ever participant to compete for and in opposition to EnglandCredit score: Rex

Wilfried Zaha has previously played for England but currently represents the Ivory Coast
Wilfried Zaha has beforehand performed for England however at the moment represents the Ivory CoastCredit score: Getty Photographs - Getty

Zaha, 29, gained two England caps below Roy Hodgson.

He made his debut as a alternative for Raheem Sterling within the 4-2 pleasant defeat in Sweden in November 2012 and was then a late substitute for Theo Walcott within the 3-2 Wembley win over Scotland the next August.

However after falling out of the England body, the Abidjan-born Zaha took benefit of Fifa guidelines permitting him to modify to the land of his beginning as a result of he had not performed a aggressive recreation for the Three Lions.

Zaha has now earned 23 caps for Ivory Coast, scoring 5 objectives, and is at the moment concerned within the Africa Cup of Nations the place he has featured 3 times and bagged an help.

England boss Gareth Southgate needed non-European opponents for what's his solely pleasant earlier than November’s World Cup kicks off in Qatar.

With the remainder of the world finishing their World Cup qualifying marketing campaign, the Ivorians - eradicated by Cameroon in November and out of the March African play-offs - have been the stand-out choice.

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The Ivorians are additionally more likely to embrace Manchester United’s Eric Bailly, AC Milan’s Spurs goal Frank Kessie, Burnley’s Maxwel Cornet, Arsenal ahead Nicolas Pepe and Ajax’s former West Ham frontman Sebastien Haller, high scorer with 10 objectives to this point on this season’s Champions League.

England have beforehand introduced a house recreation with Switzerland on March 26.

Southgate’s aspect will then play 4 Nations League group video games - away to Hungary and Germany earlier than internet hosting Italy and the Magyars in June.

Their ultimate pre-World Cup matches would be the remaining Nations League ties, away to Italy after which at residence in opposition to the Germans, in late September.

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