John Fashanu, who dumped Nigeria to play for England, has revealed why Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham has also decided to play for England over Nigeria.
According to DailyTrust, the 57-year-old who played for England just twice in 1989, made this known in Abuja and explained why it is becoming increasingly difficult to convince players with Nigerian roots to dump their adopted countries.
“Till today, I still get my benefits, my pensions. I get N5m monthly as pensions for being an ex-footballer in England and I am now in my 50s.
Tammy knows why he hasn’t played for the Super Eagles and it’s because there is more financial benefits playing for England, there is more glory and less wahala. Why do we ask the boy to play for Nigeria and torture him? .
We need to step up. Tammy is a massive miss for Nigeria. Nobody went to London to talk to him and explain to him the benefits of playing for his motherland. .
And when you hear what happened to Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay Okocha, did anybody come out to defend him over his tax bills, did anybody come out to defend Kanu when he had issues with his hotel?” he asked.
