fako1:



Siasia ke? I guess you wanted to type Oliseh. Person born in 1990 for U23? E possible sha...........only in naija

Afam4eva:
I know some people are inching to know where in Nigeria he comes from.

fako1:



Siasia ke? I guess you wanted to type Oliseh. Person born in 1990 for U23? E possible sha...........only in naija

robosky02:

Hello siasia, here is another Nigerian that can add bite to the U23 if we qualify for the Olympics
lets go there

PERFECT2:
I Love Nigeria no mata wat.
Its d only country where Jesus sends u message on Whatsapp and threatens to kill u if u dont forward it to 10 people.

ElFenomeno1:

No he doesnt look under the age of 23!!!!!

Middlefinger1:

Is possible, not only in naija. I think there is provision that allows for two or three overage players in the Olympic squad.

robosky02:


not u23 allows 2 over age player at the olympics

also


Oliseh too needs him to solve super eagles goal scoring wahala

ElFenomeno1:


Yes i know, he should be aiming for the senior side, he is definitely way too old to be jostling for a place with the youth sides

GreenWhiteGreen:
How old is he again ? This one wey old pass methuselah. See face see hand see muscle Under 23

fako1:



Siasia ke? I guess you wanted to type Oliseh. Person born in 1990 for U23? E possible sha...........only in naija

AdaNri1:
create a thread and call seun' attention to it. Hopefully the mod won't hide it before seun sees it. Otherwise troll every thread like you're doing now and keep complaining until seun sees it.

PERFECT2:


1st locate lalasticlacla[I hope I even got d spelin ryt] or the new lai on board VIVIAN GIST.

IAMTHEHERO:

Sister, thank you, they have unbanned me.l really apreciate.

robosky02:

cc: lalasticlala, henoric01
http://mtnfootball.com/news/591551/Nigerias-Adi-clinches-historic-MLS-Cup

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Fanendo Adi: Nigeria’s uncapped star on Europe’s big stage
By David Ngobua
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Before now, only few Nigerian football fans were aware that, in the FC Copenhagen of Denmark team that fell 0-4 to Spanish giants Real Madrid last Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League was a relatively unknown Nigerian football prodigy, Fanendo Adi. His real name is Fanen but as it is common with football stars, he chose to re-christen his name and is now known as Fanendo.
The UEFA Champions league is Europe’s biggest club football competition and is competed for by the best clubs in Europe. Although Nigeria and Africa has produced some of the world’s best players, only few have won the prestigious Cup.
Coming home, it is on record that only three Nigerian stars have the honour of winning the UEFA Champions League. Kanu Nwankwo and Findi George won it with Ajax in 1995. John Mikel Obi is the latest winner of the trophy with Chelsea of England. He won the title in 2011.
Going by the high number of Nigerian players plying their trade in Europe, it would be expected that many of them should be proud winners of the trophy but the fact that only a handful have mounted the podium to be decorated winning the Cup is not a stroll in the park.
The Champions League widely followed by football fans across the globe usually features immensely talented national team players. This means, it is difficult to see a club in the Champions League with a player who has not played for his country’s national team. The stage is usually too big for players who are still learning the trade.
This is where the story of Fanendo Adi is surely going to interest everyone. On Wednesday, the Benue State born football prodigy rubbed shoulders with some of the world’s best football players when he came on as substitute in the Champions League match between Real Madrid and FC Copenhagen. He had his Champions League debut in the 1-1 draw against Italian giants, Juventus. His introduction into the match against Real Madrid opened up chances for the Danish team. Although he did not score, FC Copenhagen’s leading goal scorer in the ongoing season proved that the Santiago Bernabeau stage was not too big for him.
Contrary to reports in some sections of the media that Fanendo is a Nigerian junior international, he has never played for any of the country’s national teams. The closest he came to playing for the country was in 2009 when former international Henry Nwosu was appointed to assemble players for the national U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets. It will be recalled that Nwosu was later relieved of his position just as his successor, Alphonsius Dike. Coach John Obuh who replaced Dike led the Eaglets to a second place finish in the cadet Championship staged by Nigeria.
So Fanendo was among the first batch of players who were invited to camp but he did only four days in Abuja before he was lured away by an agent who took him to Slovakia where his professional football started.
Before then, he was playing for youth football clubs in Gboko, the town made popular by the now defunct BCC Lions FC. In fact the dusty streets of Gboko had produced stars like former international Dominic Iorfa Mtem, the only Tiv athlete to have featured at the Olympics, junior internationals like Aondofa Akosu, Late John Agum, Edward Anyamikegh, Se-ember Mtem, David Tyavkase, Moses Orkuma and a host of others.
Fanendo, son of Coach Adi began his professional career in Club Trencin where he played between 2009-2011. He made 42 appearances and scored 34 goals. In the same year, he played for Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine where he played nine times and scored a goal. In the same 2011, he played three times for Dynamo Kyiv in the Russian league. He also played nine times for Tavriya Simferopol in Ukraine between 2011 -2012. The lanky Adi returned to FC Trencin where he played 19 times, scoring 10 goals. It was from FC Trencin that Fanendo joined his present club FC Copenhagen in Denmark.
It is also worthy to note that while he sojourned in Europe, Adi attracted the attention of some of Europe’s leading clubs like Ajax of Holland where he was twice invited for trials. Although he is yet to play for his fatherland, Fanendo has already proven that he is ready to rub shoulders with the big boys anywhere in the world.
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justiz5:


Get to know more about Fanen Adi and how his name got changed to Fanendo Adi here....