Excitement As Chelsea Youngster, Lesley Ugochukwu Connects With Family In Imo

 

Chelsea FC young star, Lesley Ugochukwu has shared pictures of his visit to his family in Nigeria expressing joy meeting his relations.

The exciting midfielder shared pictures of his visit to Owerri in Imo state on the social media.

Infonews.com.ng reports that, Ugochukwu who was born in France to Nigerian parents and holds dual nationality.

According to reports he is Onyekachi Apam's nephew who played alongside Mikel Obi for the Flying Eagles side that came second at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands where they narrowly lost to Lionel Messi's Argentina in the final.

Apam, who was a centre-back also featured for the Super Eagles in his active days.

Infonews.com.ng gathered that, Ugochukwu is still eligible to play for the Super Eagles despite representing France at the youth level.

The 19-year-old joined Chelsea from Ligue 1 club, Stade Rennes last summer.