Nigerian U17 Coaches Pencil In Former Chelsea Goalkeeper For A Place In World Cup Squad

Published: August 26, 2019

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that West Ham goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu has returned to the United Kingdom after training with the Golden Eaglets at their get-together in Abuja.

The 17-year-old would have stayed longer with the squad but had to return to London as a result of commitments with the Hammers youth teams.

Jinadu has a good chance of being included in Nigeria's squad to the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup, having impressed coach Manu Garba and goalkeeper trainer Baruwa Olatunji Abideen.

A product of the Chelsea Academy, the highly-rated goalkeeper has been told that he will resume training with the Nigeria U17s as from September 28 upon their return from the invitational tournament holding in Turkey.

Jinadu was conspicuously absent from the West Ham teams that faced Reading and Arsenal in the Premier League 2 and U18 Premier League in the last round of matches.

Although he has earned caps for England at U15 and U16 levels, he has pledged his international future to his country of birth, Nigeria.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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