One of the success stories of last season for Nigerian football was the rise of former Remo Stars youth team sensation Ebenezer Akinsanmiro to the first team of Italian giants Inter Milan.
Akinsanmiro only joined the team in January after impressing at the Viareggio youth tournament in Italy, where scouts of the Serie A side spotted him and negotiated for his signing for a fee that is close to €2m.
He was sent to the B team, where he instantly made his mark and was rewarded with a call up to the first team and he has made the matchday squad in their last three games in the league.
As the team get set for the final game of the UEFA Champions League against Inter Milan, Akinsanmiro isn’t going to be involved as he isn’t registered for the tournament. Nonetheless his agent Crescenzo Cecere took out time to explain his rapid rise to the first team in his debut season.
“We are all satisfied”, he was quoted as saying by SportItalia.com –. The boy had some fantastic moments. The membership arrived on February 14 and in a few months he has already been integrated with the first team for training and matches, a satisfying and important experience for him. ”
He went further to explain the qualities that has helped the 18 year old to fit into the picture at Inter Milan from the get go and how it helped him to be noticed by the first team.
“Yes, he arrived in Italy and immediately imposed himself decisively in the Primavera championship. He had great games, in the last few games he has always been in the top 11 of the league. He showed his qualities”, he stated.
“The boy has grown up: he had and has the great qualities, as well as the room for improvement. Inter decided to take him for these qualities that he showed. Obviously then it takes humility and patience and decision, all qualities that the guy has. Time is on his side as well”.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
