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President of
Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju
Pinnick, has expressed firm optimism that some young Nigerians who are
blazing the trail in the English League, including Chelsea's Tammy Abraham
and Liverpool's Ovie Ejaria will
play for the Super Eagles at the appropriate time.
Pinnick told
the media in Abuja that it had always been the dream of the present NFF board
to build a young Super Eagles team that will go on to conquer the world by
2022, adding that they are monitoring several Nigerian players making waves in
the various leagues of Europe
He said “The initial plan was to take our players in
the various clubs but now what are trying to do is what we call VIP scouting –
talking to these young players that are playing abroad to play for their father
land. Tyrone Ebuehi did not say he
won't play for Nigeria, but his agent want him to settle down in his new club
first. If you talk about Tammy Abraham, he is like my son, his father and I grew
up in the same neighborhood. so when they talk about him, I just laugh because
I know what to do. As for Ovie Ejaria, I talk with the father often, he just
called me recently. These are people we have met and they are all excited about
Nigeria. I am yet to see a Nigerian that is regretting being a Nigerian. No
Nigerian, even if they have four or five passports, they are always excited
being Nigerians. I can assure you that we shall get them to play for us at
appropriate time.”
Tammy
Abraham is a Chelsea FC player on loan to Bristol
and has been capped by England at Under-18 level. He is referred to as an
English born. Ovie Ejaria was recently capped by England Under-20 team after
playing at the Unde-18 for them. He had also broken into Liverpool's senior
team and made his league debut in the 6-1 drubbing of Ighalo's Watford.
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