Sampdoria forward Stefano Okaka admits turning down Nigeria.
The son of Nigerian immigrants, Okaka Chuka repeatedly turned down offers to play for the African nation and scored on his senior Italy debut this month.
"I feel totally Italian and when the Nigerian FA called me in May and again 20 days ago to ask if I would play for Nigeria, I said no because it didn't feel 'natural' the way it did when Conte called me for Italy," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I am like a tree that does not know its roots: it's important to know where you come from and I would like to know the other side of my family and that land."
