Tammy Abraham Sparks International Tug Of War Between Nigeria And England

The Nigeria Football Federation have set the ball rolling in their bid to cap England U21 international Tammy Abraham ahead of the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.

Camberwell-born Abraham has caps for England at U18, U19 and U21 level but this is not binding until he plays competitively for the Three Lions.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick has spoken glowingly of the youthfulness of the new Nigeria senior squad, and has targeted Abraham after convincing Chelsea defender Ola Aina to pledge his international future to the Super Eagles.

''You take a first look at the team and you see players like William Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Leon Balogun, Alex Iwobi, Chidozie Awaziem, Tyronne Ebuehi, Kelechi Iheanacho and now we have Ola Aina as well,'' Pinnick told thenff.com.

''We are working on getting Tammy Abraham. There are others like Henry Onyekuru and Olanrewaju Kayode.

''I believe we are so blessed and that this team will cause a big stir in Russia, and if not in Russia, in Qatar in five years time.''

Abraham, who is considered one of the promising youngsters in England, was on target for the Young Lions in their 3-0 rout of Latvia in a UEFA European U21 Championship on Tuesday.

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