Nigeria-eligible winger who compares himself to Wilfried Zaha scores and assists for Arsenal U18
Published: March 28, 2021Nigeria-eligible youngster Joel Ideho, who has compared himself to Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, is beginning to live up to his billing as one for the future.
The summer signing from Ajax Amsterdam scored for the second game running in the U18 Premier League as Arsenal came from two goals down to beat their Reading counterparts 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.
An own goal from Taylor Foran and Harvey Maunder's strike saw the Royals establish a two-goal lead inside five minutes but Giraud-Hutchinson halved the deficit when he was set up by Ideho on fourteen minutes.
The Dutch-Nigerian turned from provider to scorer when he equalised for the visitors in the 30th minute.
Ideho lasted the distance against the Royals along with second-year scholar of Nigerian descent, goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri.
The winger netted his first goal in Arsenal colours against Norwich City U18s on March 13, before helping the north London club seal a 4-1 win at Blackburn Rovers in the FA Youth Cup the following weekend.
A product of the Willem II academy, Ideho has a contract with Arsenal until the end of the 2022-2023 season.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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