Reflections with Vincent Gerald Golden Eaglets and their future career: How far will they go? Only yesterday, in Abu- Dhabi, UAE, a crop of not seen for a long time set of golden Eaglets truimphed in UAE , in the presence of Sepp Blatter and Senate numero-uno, David Mark. So good were the cadet boys, that Issa Hayatou paid them a motivational visit in the course of the tournament in the Arab enclave.They broke all records, including 26goals in a single tournament.Eclipsing Germanys record of 2011.Kelechi Iheanacho, seems to me a long term replacement for Mikel Obi.However, he is far from being the finished product.With a golden ball and a silver boot in his archive already, he is sure on his way to greatness.Injury, did not allow Isaac Sucess to be true to his name.While the likes of Musa Muhammed, Yahaya, Ezeh, Nwakali and Taiwo Awoniyi, whose lanky and languid style, reminds me of Victor Agali and Super Eagles ex star, Kenneth Zeigbo. But while the ovation is still very loud for the newly crowned cadet kings, the title of my of my write-up suffices.What about their future? These boys are really truely young and I doubt if some of them have gotten to the age of puberty( exaggerations anyway). My fear now, is that greedy agents, Nigerian factors may end up stalling the carreer of some of them.A player of the calibre of Philip Zanza Osondu, from the set of Chile 87, could not go far.What about Femi Opabunmi of 2001 set? Where is he today? Do I need to mention Chrisantus Macauley? King Osanga? Akinsola? Stanley Okoro,Sanni Emmanuel? These were promising players at this level, who faded into oblivion and are in mud water leagues in Europe.All these are due to poor management.Permit me to say that Nigerian soccer Authorities, dont or lack the managerial savvy to market their players.You can see how Brazil packaged and sold Neymar to Barcelona.They wanted the best for him.It wasnt just about playing in Europe, but playing in the best team.We must manage these boys properly.These are pontential sucessors to Mikel and co of today.May God help their careers blossom.May the best deals locate them. *Follow me on twitter @ onwudinjovince1
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 07:13:28 +0000
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015