West Ham’s Michail Antonio favors Jamaica over England

According to

,

striker,

has chosen to represent

instead of

after he was approached by the former to join their squad last month.

Antonio, who was at cross paths with choosing his place of birth, England, and choosing his parents’ country, the Caribbean island, has eventually decided to be a part of the Jamaican team.

Despite being called up to join England international squad under both Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate, Antonio never made his senior debut and joining Jamaica could provide him more regular appearances.

Still Antonio’s decision to join Jamaica came in a time when England is facing a major shortage in strikers considering that

,

, and

are all going through treatment, with

and

being the only available options for Southgate’s front-line.

England’s upcoming match, which will be in the World Cup qualifying campaign, will be played against

, before they face

and

.

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