Nottingham Forest, who at present sit fourth within the English Premier League with 60 factors, have supplied trials to a few Nigerian footballers with shut hyperlinks to Tremendous Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
The gamers – Olamide Sunday Olasehinde (left winger), Sulyman Kehinde Quadri (central defender), and Sanni Sukanmi Adebayo (midfielder) – all play for Unicorns Soccer Membership of Ilorin and are within the UK for a two-week trial with Forest.
Unicorns FC CEO, Victor Awoniyi, expressed his pleasure concerning the trials and described the chance as an enormous step in showcasing Nigeria’s wealthy soccer expertise.
“This can be a nice probability for the boys, and we hope to maintain giving younger gamers in Nigeria the platform to shine,” he stated.
The trial is a part of a wider effort by Unicorns FC to advertise younger abilities overseas. The membership has efficiently helped at the very least 9 gamers safe alternatives outdoors Nigeria up to now yr.
The membership’s secretary, Suleiman Atunrase, travelled with the gamers to the UK to help them and guarantee they keep targeted throughout the trials.
Taiwo Awoniyi, who’s pleased with the initiative, stated that taking part in for Nigeria on the U15 and U17 World Cups was a key second in his personal journey as a footballer. He famous that many younger abilities in Nigeria don’t at all times get the identical probability.
“With the large variety of proficient gamers in Nigeria, making it into the nationwide group is just not simple,” Awoniyi stated.
“By creating probabilities like this, we aren’t simply serving to them present their expertise but in addition making their desires come true.”
He added that giving younger gamers a platform to develop and develop is essential in constructing the following technology of stars.
“It’s a blessing to be concerned in serving to younger abilities pursue their targets,” Awoniyi stated.
He additionally revealed that plans are in place to ship extra Nigerian gamers to golf equipment throughout Europe within the close to future.