Tammy Abraham speaks on decision to snub Nigeria call-up for England

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- Youngster Tammy Abraham says he always knew he wanted to play for England not Nigeria

- Abraham rejected the chance to switch his international allegiance to Nigeria

- The striker was recently called up for England for the games against Germany and Brazil

- He is on loan at Swansea City from Chelsea and has scored five goals in 14 appearances

Striker Tammy Abraham has revealed he never considered playing for Nigeria at international level as he looks to make his debut for England.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) publicly courted the player but he would eventually reject their advances despite his father being a childhood friend of NFF president Amaju Pinnick.

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Having been called up for England’s forthcoming friendlies against Germany and Brazil, the striker says he sees himself as a player for England.

Tammy Abraham has no regrets about Nigeria snub

Tammy Abraham is an England youth international. Photo: England/Twitter

“I see myself as being a long-term England player,” the 20-year-old told reporters at England’s St George’s Park training base in Burton-on-Trent, central England.

“That is where my main focus is and I am 100 percent focused here to try and get into that team.

“I was pretty set on England really and playing in the Premier League meant it would be nice to play in the England team as well.”

Asked about Nigeria’s interest, he said: “It was flattering, but for me my main focus was here. It was nice to know that I was doing something right and going in the right direction.”

Abraham is on loan at Swansea City from Chelsea and has scored five goals in his first 14 appearances for the Welsh club.

England play world champions Germany at Wembley on Friday, November 10 and tackle Brazil at the same venue on November 14 as they launch their preparations for next year’s World Cup in Russia.

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