President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick have said they are working on getting England U-21 international Tammy Abraham to switch his national allegiance to Nigeria.

The Chelsea player who is on loan at fellow Premier League side Swansea City, have represented England at junior levels, but he is still eligible to play for Nigeria having not played a competitive game for the Three Lions.

Abraham, born to a Nigerian father and British mother, made the headlines at Championship outfit Bristol City, where he scored 23 league goals and claimed the club's Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer awards.

''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 said on 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.

The 20-year-old was on target for the Young Lions in their 3-0 defeat of Latvia in a UEFA European U-21 Championship match on Tuesday.


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