The newly appointed coach of the U20 team of Nigeria Abdul Maikaba called up 35 players to the camp of the team in Abuja in preparation for the upcoming WAFU B tournament, which is the qualifiers for the U20 AFCON.
Maikaba called up seven players who ply their trade outside Nigeria and a host of players picked from teams around Nigeria, with some coming from top rated football academies.
One of the players called up is Imrana Mohammed who according to the list made public by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) plays for Spanish LaLiga side Alaves.
However a quick check at the club by our sources found out that the player isn’t on the books of the club, but was linked with a move to the team when he turns 18 in the summer.
He is a player of Mavlon Football Academy, the same as 90 percent of the foreign based players called up by Maikaba. A worrying trend that caught our attention.
Our attempts to get across to Maikaba proved abortive with the coach not taking his calls, and also didn’t return the call as at the time of this report.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
