By Daily Sports on February 7, 2018
Members of the home based Eagles are already reaping the benefits of their heroics at this year’s CHAN in Morocco as no fewer than six of them are now considering overseas offers.
Investigations have shown that two top clubs are jostling for 19-year-old Sunday Faleye, who enjoyed two great games against Rwanda and Libya at the CHAN.
An elbow dislocation ensured he was out of the semi-final and final of the tournament. Eagles It was further gathered that defender Kalu Orji could also be heading back to Europe after a short-lived spell in Albania last year as he is now processing his travel papers to Kazakhstan after he received a concrete offer from that country.
Striker Gabriel Okechukwu, who scored the winners in both the quarterfinal and semi-final has received a rash of offers from Russia, Norway and Switzerland with that of Moroccan giants Raja Casablanca already public knowledge.
Eagles oldest player at CHAN, Rabiu Ali, has also been a target of a number of clubs in Asia. This was the second appearance of the 37-year-old Kano Pillars midfielder at the tournament having also featured when Nigeria finished third four years ago in South Africa. And even before CHAN, Stephen Eze and Eneji had reached an agreement with foreign clubs.
Giant central defender Eze has joined Bulgarian club Levski Plodiv, while nippy winger Eneji is expected at La Liga side Villarreal. Eenji was scouted during last year’s WAFU Cup in Ghana, from where midfielder Afeez Aremu has since signed for IK Start of Norway.
Striker Kingsley Eduwo, who qualified Nigeria to 2018 CHAN, is already banging in the goals for new Tunisian club CS Sfaxien Ibrahim Alhassan ‘Muazzam’ and Stephen Odey have since the CHAN qualifying playoffs against Benin last year moved to Austria Wien and FC Zurich, respectively. (Vanguard)
•Photo shows CHAN Eagles.
Source Daily Sports
Posted February 7, 2018
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