England World Cup squad : Two Chelsea products previously targeted by Nigeria snubbed, Saka in 

The English Football Association announced the Three Lions roster for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday afternoon and only one player of Nigerian descent will be on the plane to Qatar. 

Two Chelsea academy products in Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori have been omitted from the traveling squad. 

The AS Roma striker and AC Milan central defender were heavily courted by former Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick before playing cap-tying games for England. 

Abraham and Tomori have earned fourteen England caps between them, most recently against Italy in the UEFA Nations League.

The striker has not really been on form this season, scoring four goals in nineteen all-competition appearances, while Tomori has been overlooked as he is behind the likes of Harry Maguire, John Stones, Conor Coady and Ben White in Southgate's pecking order of central defenders.  

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, who was approached to switch his nationality from England to Nigeria before playing competitively for the Three Lions, will be heading to Qatar. for the tournament which begins on Sunday, November 20.

Saka was influential for England in their last major tournament, 2020 European Championship, helping them reach the final where they lost to Italy on penalties. 

England are in Group B and will face Iran on Monday 21 November, United States on Friday 25 November and Wales in their final group game on Tuesday 29 November.

England World Cup squad 

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Everton, loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)
 

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham United), 
 

Forwards: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), James Maddison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)

Ifeanyi Emmanuel