Exciting Winger Bennetts, Three Other Nigerian Talents Make Spurs UEFA Youth League Squad
Published: September 09, 2016
Four Nigerian talents have been named to Tottenham Hotspur’s roster for the UEFA Youth League, according to the official website of European football’s governing body UEFA.England U17 international Timothy Eyoma, whose elder brother Aaron has been listed by Arsenal for the competition, is joined on the list by the highly-rated midfielder Moroyin Omolabi, Aramide Oteh and Keanen Bennetts.
Keanen Bennetts , 17, has caps for Germany’s U15 team and England U17s, but remains eligible to play for the senior team of Nigeria and it is known that the Nigeria Football Federation are monitoring his progress at Spurs.
The aforementioned players have never played in the UEFA Youth League, with the White Hart Lane outfit last featuring in the Champions League five years ago, before they qualified for this season’s edition.
The Spurs U19s will tackle CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : tottenhamhotspur.com
Latest News
- Team news: Chelsea boss Pochettino confirms Lesley Ugochukwu will not face Tottenham
- Ola Aina names Man Utd legend as toughest opponent he's faced, Chelsea icon as best player he's played with
- Transfer journalist insists highly-coveted Nigerian CB will join Tottenham and not Newcastle
- From the dusty streets to the bright lights: Inspiring stories of African football players
- 'We had reports of a done deal' - Fabrizio Romano reveals the truth about Tosin to Newcastle rumours
- Super Eagles striker Dessers battles James Tavernier, 3 others for Rangers Player of the Month
- Arsenal midfielder eligible for Super Falcons, USWNT named in England 20-player squad for U17 EURO
- Confirmed team news: Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu doubtful to face Tottenham Hotspur
- Chelsea boss Pochettino highlights one area where he wants to see improvement from Madueke
- Newly-promoted Turkish club ready to challenge Trabzonspor for signing of Southampton loanee Onuachu
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football