cameroon's emana joins Cruz Azul http://www.goal.com/en-ca/news/4209...26/cameroonian-emana-inks-deal-with-cruz-azul
Sounds to me like he is trying to get some exposure so he can be selected for a WC spot. He had a chance to move back to France when he left Betis, but rather choose oil money over competition.
Didn't want to create a new thread. US youth national with Nigerian ties Abuchi Obinwa failed his MRI scan for the U17 World Cup (where he was supposed to play for Nigeria). Problem is that the boy was born in the US with an American birth record and you can see him grow year after year in American youth sides. Despite failing the test everyone is pretty much convinced that Obinwa is as old as he says he is (16), which poses a huge question as to the accuracy of MRI tests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24282432 http://owhentheyanks.com/2013/08/15/top-prospect-97-abuchi-obinwa/
He's not a US Youth National if he's going to play for Nigeria now lol but on a serious note.. is this the first failed MRI scan at this level???
He failed the Nigeria MRI scan and got dropped from the team. Now he's been picked up by the USA youth team... No, but its the first one I know of which brings about serious doubts regarding MRI testing.
Did they show Nigeria his birth certificates.. would be an invalid reason to drop a kid because of a misfire on the MRI test. honestly idk what to say regarding how to make an MRI test more valid... I mean, unless theres a better way of doing this then I don't see a better way than MRI scans, gotta question how many african players failed it wrongfully and teams didn't know it.
Well... since MRI testing is used on players at the U17 World Championship it wouldn't be responsible of Nigeria to take him and risk losing the player. Objectively speaking - why should FIFA turn a blind eye just because the kid was born in America? You can't have separate rules depending on where you were born.
Does an American kid with a perfectly legal and valid birth certificate deserve to be submitted to a MRI scan?? I don't think he can falsify documents and freely play in the States without being caught unlike in Africa. anywho the point is.. The kid proved that MRI scans are flawed and thus should be let back onto the squad because clearly he's not overage.
Bertrand Traore, one in a generation talent on par with Zidane and the likes finally signs for Chelsea: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-year-deal-wonderkid-granted-work-permit.html
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Didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but Charles Eloundou did finally make it to Colorado to join the Rapids last month. http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci...oundou-heralded-young-striker-finally-arrives
Ugh, no. Or at least, not until he can figure out how to shoot at something that isn't the post or the goalkeeper.
Adiyiah terminates Arsenal Kiev contract Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah has officially terminated his contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Arsenal Kiev after the club was declared bankrupt. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=292759 --- This also means Abeiku Quansah (Ghana) and Michael Odibe (Nigeria) are free agents.
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MRI scans are about as valid medically as polygraphs which is to say, not at all. We've attempted to create scientific means of validating things based off of characteristics which are, by nature, variable from person to person. Some peoples growth plates close when they're 16 and some not until they're nearly 20. However they won't do away with the testing because they acknowledge that the test will be unfair to, as they put it, about 1% of those tested. They put it at an age at which false positives would be limited; it's truly geared towards catching players who are pretty much blatantly over-age. Like the polygraph, it's a deterrent, and they're perfectly willing to screw over a few kids in order to catch the rest. It sucks.
It's looking good for Kelechi Iheanacho to join Man City, which probably isn't a good thing when you think about it. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-city-win-kelechi-iheanacho-2853503 http://www.tribalfootball.com/artic...-agent-says-all-will-soon-be-revealed-3993461 http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892...ter-city-to-sign-nigerian-wonderkid-iheanacho I love how he plays; he is so confident! I just hope that English football doesn't bleed that out of him. If PSG or Monaco were in any way interesting in building youth I would be more hopeful to see him in France where African players are developed the best, but few French clubs can afford to compete for the best youth prospects that aren't flying under the radar. The U-17 World Cup performance by Nigeria is the reason that I say that we shouldn't be throwing out a bunch of older players who won't be there in 2018 nor help us win a WC in 2014. We aren't going to win a World Cup next year, accept it and move on. Best to get players out there who will be there when Kelechi Iheanacho and others mature and join the senior side. We don't have enough world class playmakers to win yet. Nigeria's next "Golden Generation" might come online in 2018. That's gotta be the target. We have to learn to be patient, plan long-term and stick to the plan. Get the current group some success and work in young players who might help us in 2018. Don't worry about the Obafemi Martins of the world, they had their chance. Their era is over.
Kelechi Iheanacho joins Manchester City. The team is trying to arrange a work permit and not loan the starlet out: http://goalpost360.com/city-face-uphill-task-to-secure-visa-for-nigerian-starlet-kelechi-iheanacho/ Also Keshi does not rule out calling up the young U17 starlets to the World Cup squad: http://www.supersport.com/football/super-eagles/news/131211/Iheanacho_could_play_in_Brazil
Happy to hear that he might get a call-up. We can always use more depth and I like the fact that Keshi is getting the youngsters experience. Not happy to see him going to England. We do not need to have our young players developing their style in England but, that's where the money is. France would be preferable. I'm actually hoping that the work permit falls through, but I'm wondering why that's an issue. Nigeria is well within the top 75 FIFA ranked nations. I'm assuming it's bc he's not a member of the senior team and perhaps that's part of the reason why Keshi is considering calling him up.
Does that mean that he won't participate in the CHAN tournament coming up in January? As far as the work permit, he has to according to the rules: (1) they have played for their country in at least 75% of its competitive A team matches in the two years preceding the application; and (2) the player’s country must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings.
Not sure how the CHAN thing works... There is an 'exceptional talent' clause, under which they are trying to get the permit.