Chelsea's Abraham Informs NFF When He'll Make Decision On International Future

Published: September 03, 2019

In-form Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has informed Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick that he will make a decision on his international future in April 2020.

Pinnick and Tammy's dad were at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to watch Chelsea take on Sheffield United, a game in which the number nine netted his second consecutive brace in the Premier League.

If Abraham Senior had his way, his son would have been playing for Nigeria but the final decision solely rests with the striker.

''We will not relent in our quest for good players to play for the country and win laurels. We will keep talking to good players of Nigeria descent to play for their fatherland,'' Pinnick told Sporting Life.

''But like you know, these kids are very independent minded. In fact, we have been told to wait until April 2020, when he hopes to make a final decision on the matter.

''I told him that he stood a better chance of playing regularly for Nigeria than with England, which has a galaxy of strikers of the English stock.''

Abraham's Chelsea teammate Fikayo Tomori has also been approached by the Nigerian Federation to pledge his international future to the Super Eagles over the Three Lions and Les Rouges.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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