Newcastle United forward Sammy Ameobi, 22, has showered praise on his own brother, Shola, for being the perfect role model to him.<br /><br />On Friday, it was confirmed that the Nigeria international will depart St James Park after 14 years at the club, with his contract set to officially expire this summer.<br /><br />&ldquo;He&rsquo;s all I&rsquo;ve ever known while I&rsquo;ve been here.&nbsp; He&rsquo;s always been here while I&rsquo;ve been here and he&rsquo;s always been a huge encouragement to me,&rdquo; Sammy Ameobi told nufc.co.uk.<br /><br />&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a role model and I&rsquo;d love to follow in his footsteps in terms of all he&rsquo;s done here<br /><br />&ldquo;He&rsquo;s had a great career and I&rsquo;m very proud of him. I&rsquo;m going to miss him and I wish him all the best.&rdquo;<br /><br />32 - year - old Shola Ameobi, one of the sure bankers to make Stephen Keshi&rsquo;s 23 - man World Cup roster, recorded 312 appearances in the top flight for Newcastle, netting on 79 occasions.<br /><br /><i>Photo Credit: footballtop.com</i><br />