Esperance Starlet Emeka Emerum Tips Former Teammate Kelechi Iheanacho For Greatness
Published: November 09, 2013
Esperance starlet Emeka Emerum says he is not surprised that former teammate at Taye Academy, Kelechi Iheanacho was chosen as the best player of the just concluded Fifa Under 17 World Cup staged in United Arab Emirates.
“We started playing together in 2005, but then I was his senior. Seeing Kelechi Iheanacho at this level today, I am not surprised.
“He was one of the best players at Taye Academy . The Kelechi Iheanacho I know is a great player.
“I was with him for five years, 2005 - 2010 before I traveled for the Dana Cup, where I was named the Most Valuable Player,
” Emeka Emerum told allnigeriasoccer.com.
Emeka Emerum, hailed as the new Victor Ikpeba, signed a four - and - a - half year contract with Esperance in the January transfer window.
“We started playing together in 2005, but then I was his senior. Seeing Kelechi Iheanacho at this level today, I am not surprised.
“He was one of the best players at Taye Academy . The Kelechi Iheanacho I know is a great player.
“I was with him for five years, 2005 - 2010 before I traveled for the Dana Cup, where I was named the Most Valuable Player,
” Emeka Emerum told allnigeriasoccer.com.
Emeka Emerum, hailed as the new Victor Ikpeba, signed a four - and - a - half year contract with Esperance in the January transfer window.
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