Top Eight Foreign-Born Youngsters Nigerian Federation Should Approach

Allnigeriasoccer.com profiles the qualified foreign-born starlets in England who can beef up the Nigerian youth teams.

Faustino Anjorin (Chelsea): Faustino Anjorin is a pacy, skillful winger with an enviable quality for scoring spectacular goals and loads of it.

One of the key players for the Chelsea side that won the recently concluded U18 Premier League South season.

Xavier Amaechi (Arsenal): Widely regarded as one of the most talented youngster to emerge from the Arsenal Academy since the days of Jack Wilshere and Cesc Fabregas, Amaechi is a player with bountiful loads of amazing qualities which could serve any team quite well. Still just 17, he was one of the Gunners U23 side that won the Premier League 2 Division One this season.

Jordan Aina (Chelsea): The younger brother to Super Eagles, Ola Aina was grown in leaps and bounds since his heydays for Chelsea and could bring defensive security to the Eaglets U17 rearguard.

Born December 10, 2001, his versatility across the defensive line bodes well too as he can feature either as a full-back on the flanks or as a central defender.

Michael Obafemi (Southampton): Obafemi who has already represented Southampton in the Premier League this season has long committed his international future to the Nigerian cause.
 
He has been scoring goals for fun for the youth teams of the Saints and would surely prove a handful for the Flying Eagles oppositions.

Nathanael Ogbeta (Manchester City): Ogbeta continues to make improvements at a tender age with Manchester City in the English youth ranks and is already a skipper for the club's U18s, which speaks volume of his quality.

A classy central midfielder who can transition possession into fast flowing attack while popping up with some important goals would be a good addition to any team.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Manchester City): The 17-year old central midfielder is well known in the Manchester City U18 ranks as a hard tackling, steely player.

Given Pep Guardiola's insistence on thriving with youngsters and brooding them up to first team football, he could yet make the step up in no distant future.

Arthur Okonkwo (Arsenal): It is no longer secret that the 16-year old goaltender is one player that is highly-rated by Arsene Wenger amongst the youth starlets and it is no wonder why.

Okonkwo has made performances which belied his tender years for the youth teams and has even trained recently with the clubs first-team stars where he learnt from top goalies of Peter Cech and David Ospina.

Malcolm Ebiowei (Arsenal): Ebiowei is fast courting interest from different quarters even as a 15-year old schoolboy.

The versatile midfielder has earned rave reviews for his outstanding displays for the Gunners U15s and is renowned for his niche in taking dead balls.

Emmanuel Chinaza

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