Plucked from the famous GBS Academy in Jos Plateau state Nigeria, 19 year old winger Nentaka Bangs has wasted no time in making an impression in Slovakia for AS Trenčín.
Nicknamed Dembele after the current Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembele he has so far lived up to the hype and buzz about his signing in the summer, with two big performances.
Bangs was tipped by many to be among the breakaway stars in the league owing to the way he acquitted himself during pre season. He hasn’t disappointed so far.
After playing 45 minutes in his first game, which was a 0-4 defeat against Podbrezova, it was against the league leaders Slovan Bratislava that he made a very huge statement despite playing for just 8 minutes.
Trenčín secured a shock 2-0 win against the league leaders, and Bangs caught the eyes with the manner which he helped bring calm to his team’s battle to end the game.
Comfortable as a winger on either flanks or as an attacking midfielder, he will be hoping to be the next Nigerian to use the club as a springboard to greater things, like his fellow academy graduates Sani Suleiman who recently German side RB Leipzig and Adams Yakubu who joined Ukrainian side LNZ from the modest side.
