Newcastle United winger Sammy Ameobi is committed to playing for England.

Big brother Shola has committed himself to Nigeria.

But Sammy, who played for ­Nigeria Under-20s before switching, said: "Shola has decided to play for Nigeria, but England is my first choice. I was born here.

"It's a competition between us and I'd like to surpass him. I can do that by playing for England."