13 January 2014

FIFA AWARDS: Dele Alampasu Will Not Attend

Goalkeeper Dele Alampasu will not be released by Nigeria for Monday’s FIFA Awards in Switzerland, officials said.

Alampasu, along with his Nigeria U17 teammate Kelechi Iheanacho, has been specially invited for the awards ceremony.

But Alampasu, who was named by FIFA as the best goalkeeper at last year’s U17 World Cup in UAE, is currently in South Africa for CHAN and team spokesman Ben Alaiya said he will not be allowed to leave the squad for the event.


“Alampasu will not make the awards. He will not be released because he is in the middle of a tournament,” Alaiya said.

The young goalkeeper's proposed move to Belgian club Genk appears to have crashed.

Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to beat fellow nominees Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to the FIFA World Footballer of 2013.  

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