Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman says he will be happy to represent Nigeria at senior level

CRYSTAL Palace's teenage  Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Owen Goodman has revealed that he will represent the Super Eagles at senior international level if he is called-up before England cap him.

Earlier this month, Goodman was promoted to the first team of English Premier League side Crystal Palace from their U21 squad by manager Patrick Viera. Goodman, 18, is eligible to represent Nigeria, Canada and England at international level and the Nigerian Football Federation will no doubt be watching his development closely.

In July last year, Goodman signed his first professional contract with Palace and since the start of the current season, he has established himself as Palace's U21s number one goalkeeper, hence his promotion to the senior squad. Having represented England at youth level, Goodman now has to make a decision about who he represent as a senior at international level.

Goodman is reported to have said: "Whoever calls me first I will honour their invite. I will be glad to play for my country Nigeria and if I get the opportunity I will grab it."

Having already played for the4 England U18 team, Goodman will, however, need to go through a switch with global footballing body Fifa before he is eligible to represent Nigeria. Nigeria currently had a chronic goalkeeping crisis as both of its two senior goalkeepers Francis Uzoho and Maduka Okoye are very accident prone.