Five months ago a certain 19 year old Nigerian named Paul Omo Mukairu arrived Turkey to begin his professional stint with the U19 of Turkish top division side Antalayspor.
Fresh from missing out on a spot to represent Nigeria at the U20 World Youth Championship he wasted no time in making his mark at the club with six goals and 4 assists to his name from four games.
That form earned him a spot in the pre season plans of the first team and also a five year professional contract and he stepped it up with another strong showing in pre season games ahead of the start of this season.
To the surprise of many, Mukairu who was virtually a player for the U19, a little less than two months ago started for Antalayspor in their first game of the season and lasted 82 minutes in their 1-0 away win over Goztepe.
His performance set tongues wagging in Turkey and many have tipped him to live up to the “New Obafemi Martins ” tag he was given when he took the U19 league by storm upon his arrival from Nigeria.
