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safarigirl:
please, can we stop giving this boy free airtime here? I thought we have wished him good luck with his English dreams already

Abeg, let us move on to players that have us in mind, I am tired of discussing all these useless English boys.

And please, nobody should blame Pinnick for anything. Nobody should also say the English FA would have held down his career. Last I checked, England is not the only country that has a good league, and if he was that great, he would have shone in other leagues even if England tried to stifle his career.

Forget pressure or any other nonsense excuse, this boy had England on his mind and used the Pinnick ish to bring attention to himself. If Nigeria had been his top choice at any point, he would have shunned their pressure like Iwobi did.

Good luck to Tammy, now, can we go back to our back water Norwegian league players?

kingphilip:
we wish him best of luck



we'll start counting his less than 10 caps for him soon

Icon79:
He would eventually regret that decision. I am pretty sure that they won't take him to Russia.


O pari

Humility017:
and naughty Tammy Abraham just threw away that opportunity....

Humility017:
you go help us convince him...as far as i am concerned...he should stick to 3 lions...
we don't need him anymore.

anyone willing to play for the super eagles should approach rohr...
hopefully their chance will come sooner than expected

Joebie:
I have read the original report by TheTimes, I'm still yet to read a statement from Tammy.
Firstly it was rumored that Southgate went to watch him play against Arsenal -- granted. Next, it was said Southgate is considering naming Tammy for England's friendlies in November. No statement from Southgate as well.
I want to see an official quote.

tbaba1234:
There is nothing new about this Tammy story. He is waiting to see if he will get an England call-up. He will fall back to Nigeria if England is not forthcoming.

I see him playing a few games for England, here and there. Once the NFF came out public with that story, it was difficult seeing him play for Nigeria. The pressure would have been overwhelming.

safarigirl:
best of luck to Tammy. I hope we meet England at the World Cup and whoop them while Tammy watches from the bench, which is where he belongs in that team

Humility017:
presently all over the English press it is been reported of Tammy Abraham turning down Nigeria for England
and here sir komekn will come telling us how good this English groomed players are...

all over English press Nigeria is being turned to a laughing stock and ridiculed...wearing the SE Jersey should be a thing of pride and honour....

Mujtahida:
Cyril Dessers made a mistake:" if you are a foreign born don't ever declare that you want to play for Nigeria. They will ignore you. We prefer to suffer and beg and plead. We are like men who likes that lady that suffers him and acts coy

Joebie:
Yes and it was nothing more than just an opinion anyways.

Joebie:
mtcheew..
Let's go a few pages back for the most credible update on this Tammy issue.

Humility017:
that Paul Clement is a bad coach...hope he gets Shakespeare' treatment someday...


Threat From Swansea City Coach Paul Clement Made Tammy Abraham Deny Nigeria


Anglo-Nigerian striker Tammy Abraham would have started the process of his international switch to Nigeria from England where he is a youth international, if not for the intervention of Swansea City coach Paul Clement .
Abraham met with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) at Wembley after Swansea City’s game against Tottenham Hotspur last month and in truth agreed to switch allegiance to Nigeria.
The NFF went ahead to post pictures of the player and president Amaju Pinnick who was quoted as saying they have already applied to FIFA for his switch of allegiance to Nigeria from England .
That piece of information according to one of the aide of the president of the NFF caused panic in England, where Tammy is a youth international and was waiting to be called up to the U21s the next week.
” The moment the story went up on the NFF website, hell was let loose in England, his agent and parents were put under severe pressure by the English football authority, with the player not left out as well “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

source:owngoalnigeria.com

safarigirl:
if you must know. It is not the same Mikel

Who did Ndidi look up to while growing up? Mikel

Who was one of the influences that made Aina switch to Nigeria? Mikel

Who also influenced Leon? Mikel


Nobody even remembers that your Martins played for the Super Eagles, that is how irrelevant he is to this set of players.

And the Mikel you know would not have bailed out the team in Brazil, he wouldn't have even been there, the Mikel you know would have bailed on the team with Enyeama and Emenike after that Musa debacle, that is the Mikel YOU know.....

However, the Mikel I know, the one who has learnt from age and experience and will certainly have more stories to tell these boys on how much one's behavior can shape their career is the ODOGWU, the leader cherished by team mates and fans. That is the Mikel that has influenced people and has transformed himself from a player we all seemed to loath to one we can't do without.

There are very few players who have the stories Mikel has and Martins is not one of them

Humility017:
please who is this Paul Clement?
I need to start putting him in prayers....
getting that boy is now easy....nff can use the likes of iwobi and aina get him fast...even wit Moses...

I saw His reply on aina tweet after we have qualified for the world cup....

Humility017:
rohr should please not mind them...pinnick is incharge and not those good for nothing vultures...

if truly Abraham is willing...he should be invited for our last WCQ against Algeria...though he won't get to play...let him train wit the SE....
we need him and dessers badly...at least to partner ighalo

Humility017:
SPORTS NFF, Rohr set to clash over Abr
Published October 18, 2017
Truth is the guy agreed to play for Nigeria but Paul Clement the Swansea coach threatened him, play for Nigeria and you will be benched.

Festus Abu
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is reportedly set to battle it with the Nigeria Football Federation over teenage forward Tammy Abraham.
England Under -21 striker Abraham has emerged as one of the hottest young properties in English football after scoring five Premier League goals for Swansea City on his season -long loan from Chelsea this season.
The 20 -year-old, whose father comes from Nigeria , has not been capped by England at senior level, meaning he is still eligible to play for the Super Eagles .
NFF president Amaju Pinnick claimed last month that Abraham had agreed to play for Nigeria , but the player denied that the NFF had yet to contact him with regard to playing for Nigeria and pledged his international allegiance to England .
Our correspondent learnt that the NFF decided to go after Abraham after Rohr , who is a fan of the pacey and energetic London-born striker , told them that he wanted him for the Russia 2018 World Cup .
Our correspondent learnt that the NFF was rocked by Abraham’ s statement, with some of the top officials of the federation allegedly vowing to ensure that the player is never allowed to don the national colours even when he makes a u-turn on England .
Rohr is said to be insistent on having Abraham as he believes involving the young striker would boost his striking options in Russia as Nigeria seek to make a bold statement in their sixth World Cup appearance .
German manager Rohr is said to have been encouraged to have Abraham in his World Cup plans after the player , whose father comes from Delta State, opened his door to Nigeria switch after the Eagles qualified for the World Cup following their 1-0 victory over Zambia in Uyo on October 7 .
“ There are a lot of things going on . For me that is a sign you are doing something right if Nigeria are fighting for you and England want you as well, ” Abraham was quoted by The Mirror as saying last week.
“ I’ m happy right now and just want to keep playing my football . Nothing has happened . I ’m not too sure what is going on .”
But Rohr ’s employers are said to be opposed to the player representing Nigeria at the World Cup and have reportedly told him that they don’t want Abraham on his list .
Spokesman for the NFF Ademola Olajire , who refused to confirm or deny whether Abraham would be invited by Rohr for the World Cup, however insisted the player agreed to switch his international allegiance from England to Nigeria .
Olajire said the federation would not force any player on Rohr , saying the former Burkina Faso coach would be allowed to select his squad for the World Cup.
“ The NFF does not have any player in mind for the World Cup , it’ s not our job to invite any player , ” the federation chief told our correspondent on the telephone on Monday .
“ Rohr is in charge of the team and he is the only person who can invite any player .”SPORTS NFF, Rohr set to clash over Abr
Published October 18, 2017

Festus Abu
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is reportedly set to battle it with the Nigeria Football Federation over teenage forward Tammy Abraham.
England Under -21 striker Abraham has emerged as one of the hottest young properties in English football after scoring five Premier League goals for Swansea City on his season -long loan from Chelsea this season.
The 20 -year-old, whose father comes from Nigeria , has not been capped by England at senior level, meaning he is still eligible to play for the Super Eagles .
NFF president Amaju Pinnick claimed last month that Abraham had agreed to play for Nigeria , but the player denied that the NFF had yet to contact him with regard to playing for Nigeria and pledged his international allegiance to England .
Our correspondent learnt that the NFF decided to go after Abraham after Rohr , who is a fan of the pacey and energetic London-born striker , told them that he wanted him for the Russia 2018 World Cup .
Our correspondent learnt that the NFF was rocked by Abraham’ s statement, with some of the top officials of the federation allegedly vowing to ensure that the player is never allowed to don the national colours even when he makes a u-turn on England .
Rohr is said to be insistent on having Abraham as he believes involving the young striker would boost his striking options in Russia as Nigeria seek to make a bold statement in their sixth World Cup appearance .
German manager Rohr is said to have been encouraged to have Abraham in his World Cup plans after the player , whose father comes from Delta State, opened his door to Nigeria switch after the Eagles qualified for the World Cup following their 1-0 victory over Zambia in Uyo on October 7 .
“ There are a lot of things going on . For me that is a sign you are doing something right if Nigeria are fighting for you and England want you as well, ” Abraham was quoted by The Mirror as saying last week.
“ I’ m happy right now and just want to keep playing my football . Nothing has happened . I ’m not too sure what is going on .”
But Rohr ’s employers are said to be opposed to the player representing Nigeria at the World Cup and have reportedly told him that they don’t want Abraham on his list .
Spokesman for the NFF Ademola Olajire , who refused to confirm or deny whether Abraham would be invited by Rohr for the World Cup, however insisted the player agreed to switch his international allegiance from England to Nigeria .
Olajire said the federation would not force any player on Rohr , saying the former Burkina Faso coach would be allowed to select his squad for the World Cup.
“ The NFF does not have any player in mind for the World Cup , it’ s not our job to invite any player , ” the federation chief told our correspondent on the telephone on Monday .
“ Rohr is in charge of the team and he is the only person who can invite any player .”

safarigirl:
they can cap him. He should be going, we've lost better players anyway

Y'all need to forget this boy and move on....I've moved on, dunno why some are still stuck on him. Y'all look sad

komekn:
I am not convinced about Mikel Agu, he played only two games for his parent club Porto that's not a sign of outstanding quality.

He is currently in Turkey that's not a step up but down.

But then he makes it into the SE on what basis? Is he better than Aluko certainly not in my opinion, is he better than Tega Onomah ( currently the anchor of England U21 midfield) and or Seyi Ojo and Fred Onyedinma.

Mujtahida:
In this clip-on the 1:46 mark- Ola Aina can actually be heard calling Iwobi the game changer to buttress the fact that Iwobi's entry was all planned.
https://m.youtube.com/wastch?v=3Kuf-mgyUlg

salaode:
He spoke about Mikel Agu coming in for the injured Onazi and not Etebo