By KUNLE SOLAJA.

More results are flowing in the current NFF president’s initiative to get more Nigerian players in the Diaspora into the national football team as another player; Tammy Abraham is set to switch allegiance from England to Nigeria.

Amaju Pinnick, the NFF chief has brought in players like Alex Iwobi and Ola Aina among others into the Super Eagles’ fold. Multiple sources including the NFF official blog and that of UK domiciled Daily Mail have informed Sports Village Square on the success made so far in getting on-loan Chelsea starlet, Tammy Abraham to switch nationality despite winning nine Under 21 caps for  England.

                              The Chelsea striker has scored three goals in nine Under 21 games for England.

The player who will clock 20 in 11 days time has played nine matches for England’s youth team and scored three goals.

According to London Daily Mail, Pinnick who is a friend of the striker’s father has claimed that Abraham could play at next year’s World Cup, should the Super Eagles qualify for Russia 2018.

The Super Eagles are currently well on course for the World Cup as they are three points clear of the sole Group B rivals, Zambia, and also have a superior goal difference with two rounds of matches to play. Nigeria can confirm qualification with a game to spare by beating Zambia in Uyo next month.

Abraham who was born in London remains eligible to play for Nigeria owing to his father’s nationality and having not yet won a first team cap for England.

UK Daily Mail quoted Pinnick as saying: ‘I had a very honest and productive discussion with Tammy and his father last week. ‘It’s been a long process but I can tell you authoritatively that he has agreed to play for Nigeria and not England. He and his parents have started the necessary documents to effect the switch.

                           The NFF Chief, Amaju Pinnick is a friend of Tommy Abraham’s father

“Clearly he understands he stands a better chance playing for the Super Eagles. With his talent he has the ability to fight for a place in the Nigeria squad, by God’s grace we make it to Russia, and then he would contest for a chance to represent his fatherland.”

The NFF website also confirms this, stating further that the meeting Pinnick had with the Tammy and his family was also attended by the player’s agent, Neil Fewills.

“Tammy is like a son to me, because his father was my childhood friend. I believe he is a good prospect for the Super Eagles and the effort is well worth it’, thenff.com quoted Pinnick as saying.

The NFF further reports that Tammy was born on October 2, 1997 and is 1.90m tall.  He is “said to have immense respect for fellow Chelsea FC man Victor Moses, who also played for England at junior level before committing his senior international career to Nigeria”.

Another source at the said meeting confirmed to thenff.com that Moses actually called in during the meeting to lend a voice to the call for Tammy to opt to fly with the Eagles rather than hunt with the Lions.

Moses himself has proved a worthwhile ‘catch’ for Nigeria, emerging the Super Eagles’ most valuable player in his first tournament – the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations that Nigeria won in South Africa – and playing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil where the Eagles made the Round of 16.

He has also been an impact player for the Eagles in the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying race, scoring two in the 3-1 triumph over Algeria in Uyo last year and emerging Man-Of-The-Match in both encounters against African champions Cameroon earlier this month. The four points from those two games have taken the Super Eagles within a kissing distance of Russia 2018.