The coach of the
Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba,
has invited seven players
from the Lagos Junior
League for trials in
preparation for the 2013
African/World Cup U-17
qualifiers.
Confirming the invitation on
Sunday in Lagos, Tunde Disu,
Technical Director of the
League, said that the players
were among others for
screening to constitute a
new U-17 squad.
Disu listed the players as
Olomu Tolib, Olajide Samson,
Innocent Onobun, Rauf
Belllo, Mustapha Abudulahi,
Rabiu Abdulahi and Aminu
Abubakar.
He said that the seven
players were from the
Nathaniel Boys FC of Lekki,
one of the teams in the
Lagos Junior League.
Disu, a former coach of the
Flying Eagles, said that he
was excited at the invitation
of the players to the Golden
Eaglets’ camp, adding that
the objective of creating the
league had been achieved.
“ I am happy because this
was the reason why the
league was created, to
identify talents that will
represent the country, and it
is fulfilling the planned
purpose,’’ he said.
The director was confident
that the boys would make
the Golden Eaglets’ team.
“ The players have been
tested and trusted by their
coaches on a viable
platform; so I see no reason
why they won’t excel and
make the U-17 team list.
“We constantly monitor
potential talents and keep
track of their day-to-day
progress in the league and
their development in the
game as a whole,’’ he said.
Disu said that the players
departed Lagos on Sunday
and were expected to join
others in camp in Abuja.
The 2013 African U-17
Championship is scheduled
to hold in Morocco and will
serve as qualifiers for the
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
the United Arab Emirates.
(NAN)
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