An update on the plan by Nigeria to have Chelsea duo Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham switch allegiance from England to Nigeria has been provided by coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr.
The duo are eligible to represent Nigeria despite their involvement with England at various youth levels, Abraham even made his debut for the senior team but in a friendly game hence still remains eligible to play for Nigeria.
Speaking to the BBC, the Franco-German coach of the Nigerian team revealed both players are not in his immediate plans but he went a step further by saying Abraham will make the next squad of England for the international round of games.
As for Tomori, the coach said the defender who is also eligible for Canada want to concentrate on his club football and not discuss his international future right now.
“They are both interesting players, but we have made our immediate plans without Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori,” Rohr told BBC Sport.
“They are not interested in discussing their international options at the moment and we need to respect that.”
“It is also significant to note that Abraham has been assured that he will be in the England squad,” Rohr added.
“Tomori is a very good friend of our player Ola Aina (ex-Chelsea and England youth international) and he said he does not want to discuss this for now.
“We have to focus on what we have and not lose focus about what people say all the time”.
