Nigeria’s dream of persuading Tammy Abraham to represent the country suffered a huge blow after the player was called up by England on Thursday.
Abraham, 20, eligible for the Super Eagles through his father is among three debutants named by Gareth Southgate for the upcoming international friendlies against Germany and Brazil.
Ruben Loftus-cheek and Joe Gomes are the other two.
Congratulations to @J_Gomez97, @rubey_lcheek and @tammyabraham on their first #ThreeLions call-ups! ?
We’ll have the full squad soon… pic.twitter.com/E6tuJ1rSUz
— England (@England) November 2, 2017
Abraham has been the subject of interest from both Nigeria and England.
However, instead of pledging allegiance to the Africans, he has opted for the Three Lions whom he made 13 appearances for at Under-21 level.
England chief was at Swansea’s clash with Arsenal on Saturday where Abraham set up Sam Clucas’ goal and had one ruled out himself for offside.
Aside from his heroics against the Gunners, Abraham has notched five goals for the Welsh side this season.
He could now play against the Super Eagles at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Former England youth internationals such as Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, Sone Aluko, Shola Ameobi and Ola Aina have all switched to Nigeria in recent years.
