FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Group E - Ivory Coast v Sierra Leone - Stade de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon - January 16, 2022 Ivory Coast's Wilfried Zaha REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
(Reuters) - Gareth Southgate said he understands Wilfried Zaha's decision to switch allegiance to Ivory Coast after the Crystal Palace forward was left out of the England set-up for years.
Zaha was born in Abidjan but brought up in London from the age of four. He played two friendlies for England in 2012 and 2013 before switching allegiance to his country of birth in 2016.
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