OFFICIAL: Africans Abroad Thread

Discussion in 'Africa' started by soccer krazy, Nov 3, 2006.

  1. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Apparently Kelechi Iheanacho has signed. There was some mention of him going to Ghana to develop further.

    Here by the way is a breakdown of Iheanacho at the African U17 Championship. His finishing improved greatly, but his ball control, vision and so on are exquisite. Still think Isaac Success is even better but hey...
     
  2. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
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  3. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    This makes total sense. What happened here was that Iheanacho initially wanted to go to England but England has their ridiculous work permit deal in which he would have had to have been playing for Nigeria before being able to play for City. I guess he assumed that Keshi would put him on the World Cup squad in order to make that happen sooner, but I remember reading that Keshi had said that Kelechi would need to gain experience (I think he even said in Europe which would seem hypocritical) before he could make the side. Since City was going to loan him to a Ghanaian side, I don't think Kelechi was down for that. He wanted to go to Europe now and English sides have that stupid rule that they exist within.

    I'm actually happy about this. African players don't need to be starting their careers out in England anyway. Who knows what Mikel might have become if he'd developed in Portugal or France. EPL is fine for African players once they're established, but not young ones. English clubs don't know how to develop them at all. Look at what happened to Manucho. You could say that English clubs rarely develop young players at all regardless of their nationality. Look at what happened to Pogba. Inversely look at how many young Columbians have come out of the Portuguese league. They actually will play young players and it's still knocking right on the door of the top 5 leagues in Europe. Much, much better move imo. Thank goodness for the UK's work permit rules.
     
  4. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    I'm actually more intrigued at what happens with Success Isaac. Real top class player his age. Apparently signing with Udinese 1st of January. Wonder how quickly he gets to feature for Udinese.

    I'm not entirely sure how the whole underage signing of players works. Will Isaac or any U17 player actually be able to join a European club when their underage?

    Also worried to hear no progress on transfers for Musa Muhammed, Musa Yahaya, Chidi Nwakali, Samuel Okon, Akinjide Okowu. They all seem to be top-rate talent.
     
  5. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    #780 zahzah, Dec 29, 2013
    Last edited: Dec 29, 2013
    Did background research:
    Chidi Nwakali set for Manchester City:
    http://www.fcnaija.com/nwakali-way-manchester-city/

    Chidera Ezeh for Man City, Porto or Liverpool, but quiet about this for a month:
    http://www.nigeriafootball.com/article,2208,Liverpool-and-Manchester-City-want-Chidera-Ezeh
    http://nigeria.gounna.com/show/show/93265/1

    Musa Yahaya apparently set for Tottenham Hotspurs:
    http://inagist.com/all/409057306782224384/

    Musa Muhammad was supposedly set to move to Arsenal:
    http://www.arsenalnews.co.uk/tag/Musa_Muhammed/

    Dele Alampasu set to join Juventus:
    http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/12/13/golden-eaglets-goalkeeper-alampasu-reveals-might-sign-juventus/

    Zaharadden Bello rumoured for Anderlecht, Standard Liege, Rennes or Valenciennes:
    http://www.footmercato.net/joueur/j319134_zaharaddeen-bello
     
  6. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    #781 Unak78, Dec 29, 2013
    Last edited: Dec 29, 2013
    It's is exclusively an English rule that requires any non-EU (EU foreigners are exempted by the EU's free-trade laws) player signed by an EPL club to have been called up for 60% of the senior national team fixtures for a top 75 FIFA ranked national team in order to attain a work permit. So they're free to join any other club in the EU except an English one. Iheanacho is a junior national which is why even had he signed with City, he would not have been able to play for them until the Nigerian senior team picked him up and even then he'd have to wait for at least a year. Which means that he would have had to be loaned out to another club until he became eligible to play in the EPL.

    A couple years back I think it was City who had tried to sign Iraqi player Nashat Akram during the height of the Iraq war and the national team was making noise. But Iraq wasn't ranked in the top 75 and the UK wouldn't issue him one and so the signing was scrapped. Even though the UK has since revamped their immigration policy, the requirements for footballers remain the same.

    It's a result of some of the UK's protectionist labor laws and these rules are actually the exception that they've granted for football. Now an EPL club can attempt to try for a waiver to this rule, but they're rarely granted unless you're a young South American. Willian got a waiver to the rule in order to go to Chelsea despite only playing twice for Brazil, but remember... he's Brazilian.

    ***
    E2A: Apparently the English FA is in total control of these rules now and they primarily keep them in order to prevent the league being overrun by foreigners.

    E2A-2: Nope I was right before, it's the government that issues them still despite the changes they've simply kept the requirements the same for footballers.
     
  7. Sunset

    Sunset Member

    Oct 29, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    Well Success is a bit "luckier" than his teammates, in that he turns 18 on the 7th of January, so Udinese will be able to sign him.....


    They'll probably loan him out to Granada in La Liga, they're doing the same thing with another Nigerian player Uche Agbo (I have my reservations wrt his age :sick: )
     
  8. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan was the sixth most prolific striker in the world for the year 2013.

    The UAE-based forward scored 40 goals for club and country.

    Only Cristiano Ronaldo (69), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (47), Lionel Messi (45), Luis Suarez (42) and Edinson Cavani (41) scored more than the Al Ain player.

    Gyan became the first ever player to score 70 goals in two-and-half seasons in the UAE Arabian Gulf League after scoring for Al Ain in their 1-1 home draw with Al Sharjah last week.

    He is expected to replicate that for Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil.

    Below is the list of top ten scorers in 2013z;

    1.Cristiano Ronaldo (69),

    2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (47),

    3. Lionel Messi (45),

    4. Luis Suárez (42)

    5. Edinson Cavani (41)

    6. Asamoah Gyan (40)

    7. Robert Lewandowski (39),

    8. Alvaro Negredo (38),

    9. Jonathan Soriano (37),

    10. Diego Costa (36
     
  9. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Herve Renard ringing in the changes at Sochaux. First he brings in the struggling Jordan Ayew, who is in dire need of new scenery:
    http://www.mtnfootball.com/europe/n...-ghanas-jordan-ayew-set-for-sochaux-loan.html

    Now he looks set to bring in Zambian Stopila Sunzu, which is huge for them in my opinion:
    http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/zambia/premier-league/news/2014/jan/sochaux-close-in-on-sunzu.html

    Meanwhile Ghana star Abdul Wajeed Waris joins lowly Valenciennes on a 6 month loan to improve his form prior to the World Cup. Good for him, expecting him to shine:
    http://www.mtnfootball.com/europe/n...-ghanas-waris-joins-valenciennes-on-loan.html

    Similarly Nigeria's African Cup of Nations hero Sunday Mba signs up with even more lowly CA Bastia, the last team in Ligue 2. If he wants to make the the World Cup he needs to start playing again:
    http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/n...31-mba-joins-french-strugglers-on-a-free.html

    Also Warri Wolves skipper and captain of the Nigeria's CHAN team Azubuike Egwuekwe is set to join an unnamed Italian club. He will however stay on long enough to play at the CHAN.
    http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/a.../2014/jan/01-egwuekwe-im-moving-to-italy.html

    Meanwhile Ghana CHAN coach Maxwell Konadu has told his players that the best CHAN player will book himself a spot in the upcoming World Cup squad. Together with Keshi putting a large focus on CHAN to assess his local based players this is becoming the most important tournament yet and its standing has significantly been enhanced:
    http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/news/2013/03-world-cup-spot-for-ghanas-chan.html

    Not so lucky for Keshi's prodigees Gabriel Reuben and Rabiu Ibrahim, who have both been released by their lowly Scottish club Kilmarnock, hence probably squashing any World Cup dream they may have had.

    Burkinabese heir to Frank Lampard, Bertrand Traore finally joins Chelsea and is shipped out immediately to Ducth club Vitesse, where he joins the contingent of Blues loanees fighting for the Eredivisie title.
    http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/tran.../chelsea-starlet-traore-joins-vitesse-on-loan
     
  10. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
  11. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
  12. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
  13. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Never before have I seen such a scramble for U17 players as with this U17 squad. I believe this not only has to do with the way that they won the tournament (most dominant performance in U17 World Cup history), but also with the fact that the clubs have no doubts as to the players age:

    http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/news/2013/dec/eaglets-on-the-move-says-agent.html

    Several players from the Nigeria U17 World Cup-winning team are set to try their luck in Europe, according to their agent. Babawo Mohammed has disclosed defensive midfielder Akinjide Idowu and defender Aliyu Abubakar are set to join Belgian club.

    "Akinjide and Aliyu are going to Genk, we are in process of getting their visa to travel to Belgium,” said the agent. “They will go there to undergo medicals after which they will sign a deal. I am sure they will blossom with Genk in the not too distant future."

    Both players did well as Nigeria won a record fourth FIFA U17 World Cup in UAE in November.

    Babawo also said Chidera Eze is set for Portuguese champions FC Porto, while Chidiebere Nwakali is already in England with Manchester City. He said he is yet to decide on whether to take Musa Yahaya to Tottenham or Manchester City.

    UAE 2013 MVP Kelechi Iheanacho has already signed a contract with Manchester City after he underwent a medical in Madrid, Spain, last month.
     
  14. Englishsoccer

    Englishsoccer New Member

    Nov 14, 2013
    Club:
    Club Nacional de Football
  15. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
  16. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
  17. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Would be good for his career though. Agyemang-Badu's career has stalled greatly. Will probably play the next few games, as Allan is suspended, but apart from that he is basically surplus at Udinese of late.
     
  18. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    if he's surplus at Udinese wouldn't he be surplus at Liverpool too? lol
     
  19. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Liverpool basically only has Lucas Leiva, who has been key for the recent success, but they have no substitute for him. Plus Badu can fill in for Gerrard in more of a box-to-box midfielder (although they already have Henderson there). A substitute player, but a very needed substitute player. He would be ahead of Joe Allen and competing with Henderson for the third choice midfielder slot.
     
  20. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
  21. Dalleman Soft

    Dalleman Soft New Member

    Jan 12, 2014
    Sweden
    Club:
    IFK Goteborg
    The Elderson transfer seems to be complete http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/afri...-nigeria-international-echiejile?ICID=SP_HN_1
     
  22. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
  23. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cameroon's Charles Eloundou signed a contract with MLS's Colorado Rapids today, just awaiting his visa and ITC before he's eligible to finally play for them.
     
  24. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Lacina Traore signs on loan for Everton. Standing at 2,03m (6'3'') the 23 year old Ivorian will become the tallest player ever to play in the Premier League. Taller than Crouch, but he is way more agile than the towering Englishman. He can actually outdribble his opponent from time to time and is pretty technical - something in the mold of Kanu.

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/...-everton-obtain-work-permit-for-lacina-traore
     
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