Rohr: Why Chelsea duo Abraham & Tomori may not play for Eagles for a year even if they choose Nigeria over England

Super Eagles headcoach Gernot Rohr has revealed that there is more to just switching allegiances as he answered questions on the possibilities of Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori playing for Nigeria.

Although both players who are on the radar of the English FA are yet to decide for Nigeria, Gernot Rohr has explained that it would be difficult to have them in the green jersey anytime soon.

Gernot Rohr used former Chelsea star Ola Aina as an example of how difficult it was to change nationality.

“The two players (Abraham and Tomori) have already played with England and there is a long process to follow before they can feature for Nigeria,” Rohr said in a chat with NationSport.

“It took NFF one year before we could get Ola Aina to play for us.”

He added, “My squad has already for next month’s International friendly between Nigeria and Brazil has been submitted to the NFF.

The Super Eagles will face the five-time world champions on October 13 at the National Stadium in Singapore.