The Fuss About Foreign Born Nigerian
The dust must have settled now among a cross-section of the Nigerian fans and media following the invitation of Tammy Abraham to the English senior team. Gareth Southgate has always stressed that he will give a lot of young stars a stake to claim the English shirt if they merit it. The question now is; what is the fuss about foreign-bred Nigerians? The current leadership of the Nigerian Football Federation under Amaju Pinnick has vigorously pursued foreign-born Nigerians such that when he eventually leaves the office, that could be one of his legacies. So after successfully negotiating the switch of players like Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) and Ola Aina (Chelsea - currently on loan to Hull), he decided to pursue Abraham's switch of allegiance to Nigeria. Pinnick had stated in one TV interviews that Tammy's dad was his friend.He believed their friendship could be a factor that would ease the switch. Some weeks back, the picture of Tammy Abraham, Pinnick and Tammy's dad was seen