Eaglets Striker in Talks with Swedish Club side Nigerias Golden Eaglets striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in Sweden for a transfer talks with swedish side Kalmar FF. Awoniyi who was also a key player in Golden Eaglet U17 team that won the Fifa U-17 World Cup in United Arab Emirate scoring a total of five goals as Nigeria won the title for a record fourth time has also been linked with a move to a Mexican club, and Italian outfits Sampdoria, Brecia. The 16-year-old promising star and his agent a former Nigeria international Seyi Olofinjana, are already talking with the Swedish club, and should talks progress as hoped, Awoniyi will undergo a medical and will sign a professional contract when he is turns 18 next year. According to his representative Olofinjana who is also the director of Awoniyis academy Imperial academy said his plan is for Awoniyi to go to a place where he can really develop to be a better player. “The key is for him to go to a place, where he can take the next step,” said Olofinjana, who incidentally started his professional career in next-door Norway. However reports on a swedish website barometern.se, reveal Awoniyi is already impressed with the facilities and warmth of the people he has met at Kalmar.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:34:36 +0000
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