Three Nigerian Teenagers Including Saka Left Out Of Arsenal 18 To Face Brighton & Hove
Published: December 05, 2019
The two young Nigerian players invited to train with Arsenal first team in their final workout before the visit of Brighton & Hove to the Emirates Stadium will not be making their professional debuts for the North London club tonight, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.
Gunners interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg ran the rule over versatile center back Tobi Omole and midfielder James Olayinka at London Colney on Wednesday, but the two 19-year-olds have not been selected in the 18-man squad.
Another Nigeria-eligible player Bukayo Saka, 18, will not make his 17th appearance for Arsenal's first team as he has been left out of the squad.
The players in Arsenal's 18 with a similar profile to Omole but more experienced are Sokratis Papastathopoulos, David Luiz and Calum Chambers, while Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka, Joe Willock and Matteo Guendouzi have been selected ahead of Olayinka.
Saka has been a constant in Arsenal's first team training this season and it is only a matter of time before the winger is officially promoted to the first team.
Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove coach Graham Potter didn't include Super Eagles star Leon Balogun in his matchday squad to face Arsenal.
The central defender has played just one match this season, against Bristol Rovers in the League Cup, and has been left out of eleven matchday squads in all competitions this campaign.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : arsenal.com
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